"My homeroom teacher Wang Kuei-fang encouraged me to join all the class activities," Yen recalls with immeasurable gratitude. With Wang's encouragement, Yen perked up again, and would often make jokes, design games and lead her classmates in play.
「當時的導師王桂芳鼓勵我參加一切的活動」，顏美玲無限感激地表示，因為王老師的鼓勵，她開始恢復原有活潑開朗的個性，在班上經常講笑話、設計遊戲、帶頭玩，還因此被同學推選為康樂股長。