The teacher as patron In identifying the reasons why the teacher-student ethic could be maintained in ancient times, apart from the teacher himself convincing others by his erudition and strength of character, "the authority of one 's seniors, which was created by the whole power structure, was an external factor which cannot be ignored," says Lin Ku-fang.
老師是官場助力古代的師道得以維繫，除了教師本身的學問風骨足以服人外，「整個威權體制所造成的長者權威也是不可忽視的外在因素」，林谷芳說。