Chu Hui-mei explains, "Every Chinese family is preoccupied with being able to get ahead in the world, but our past experience with ability-based class groupings has taught us some bitter lessons." When students are grouped on the basis of ability, some parents get upset when their children are placed in a lower level group, which makes them lose face. It can also affect the children's confidence.
「家長普遍有競賽心態，而我們從能力分班已經得到慘痛教訓，」台北師院英語教學系主任朱惠美說，一旦分級、分班，又會有家長覺得孩子被分到英文不好的班，自己沒面子，小孩也沒信心。