Beyond his beloved China, he also wanted to learn about Western concepts of education, and so set aside his guaranteed access, as an NTNU graduate, to a steady teaching career, went to the United States, and entered Utah State University to pursue his master's in education.
除了自己所愛的中國，他也想知道西方的教育理念又是如何？於是他毅然放下穩當的教職生涯，奔赴美國，進入猶他州立大學攻讀教育碩士。