Lee was not expected to introduce any ideas of his own, but only to carve, write, and paint in imitation of past masters. For an enthusiastic and imaginative lad such as Lee, the course work was no fun at all: "I hated it.
只是陶藝課程裡那樣講究功能或工藝性，規規矩矩、瓶瓶罐罐的仿古作品，既無自己的想法，又要刻、要寫、要畫。