"Many parents look upon their own past experience with the old Joint College Entrance Examination when imagining modern entrance exams," says Chan Cheng-tao, head of the Department of Research at the National Teachers 'Association. The idea that rote memorization plus multiple drills is the only way to achieve high grades is still deeply implanted in the minds of parents who grew up in the JCEE era, he notes.
「許多家長仍用以前聯考的經驗去想像現在的入學考試，」全國教師會教學研究組組長詹正道分析，由於父母自己成長於聯考時代，「背多分」、「多練習才能拿高分」的觀念仍深植腦海。