Struggling and succeeding against this type of adverse situation often produces students with unusual drive and self-confidence.
「我一直認為自己能力絕不只限於此」，許文志說出當年的想法。「台西多的是苦讀出身的孩子」，在虎尾中學教了廿多年書的蕭揆泉老師，對台西子弟的印象特別深刻：「念起書、做起事來都很有衝勁和自信。」