When Pan first started his career, he found education for the deaf and dumb was neglected, and that teachers and facilities were inadequate.
有許多母親剛把孩子送來時，都是抱著無可奈何的悲觀心情，但看到他們的教學方法，看到自己的孩子慢慢進步時，心情也就開朗多了。當潘元石剛剛開始教聾生時，聾啞教育還沒有受到重視，師資及各方面的教學設備也都嫌不夠。