Tseng Kuei-fen, a teacher at the Hsinhu Primary School in Hsinchu, says the aphorisms may be instructive, but the existing curriculum already keeps her so busy that she has little time to get into them. Some teachers are also concerned that Christian families might object, so they stay away just to avoid possible controversy. Then there are teachers who "really regret" having tried it.
新竹新湖國小老師曾桂芬就表示，雖然覺得靜思語的句子都滿有道理，但繁重的課程已使她忙得沒有時間去體會當中的哲理；也有老師擔心，班上信仰基督教的家庭無法接受靜思語，為了避免爭議，乾脆不去惹麻煩；還有老師做了以後「很後悔」。