According to Wu Li-fen's observations, there is a wide divergence between town and country in this respect. "Teachers in the [more rural] south and center of Taiwan tend to use the cane to punish misconduct, while those in urban areas do so on account of test results."
根據吳麗芬的觀察，造成老師體罰的原因，城鄉差別很大，「中南部老師為了行為而打，都會區為了成績而打。」