One of the students enrolled in Shih's class is Yen Shih-pao, a math teacher at Wanfang Junior High School. Although his knowledge of science and engineering is more than adequate to teach his pupils, arousing their interest in math is a challenge, and the biggest benefit he derives from Shih's class is in "teaching them how to learn."
萬芳國中的數學老師顏士寶也選修這門課，雖然理工科背景對他教授國中數學綽綽有餘，不過如何引發學生對數學產生興趣卻是他的困擾，史英的課對他最大的幫助就在「教學生如何學」。