This pressure results from comparisons of exam performance among students 'parents, as well as academic competition among different classes. Because of these factors, many teachers fear change. Senior teachers in particular express the view that: "I've taught for so long, and I'm used to the old textbooks, so why should there be changes?"
周淑卿指出，國小沒有升學問題，但仍有嚴重的考試壓力，此種壓力來自家長之間的比較，以及班際成績的競爭，這些因素使許多老師害怕變動，特別是許多資深老師會說，「我教那麼久，舊版本都習慣了，為何要改變？」