Wang Tien-miao, associate professor of the special education department of National Taiwan Normal University, points out that at first those classes were only meant for those who were mildly retarded. But because most parents of these children would rather let their children study in the regular sections, the sections for the retarded lacked students. As a result, this year they have began taking the moderately and severely retarded.
師大特殊教育系副教授王天苗表示，初期啟智班以輕度智障兒為招收對象，但多數輕度智障兒的家長，寧願讓孩子念普通班，啟智班反而經常招不到學生，因此這兩年開始收中、重度的孩子。