In 35 years as a teacher she remained outside the departmental power structures, which enabled her to concentrate on her writing, free from any bureaucratic distractions. Although retired, she still teaches one class at Yang-Ming entitled “ Attitudes Towards Life and Death in Chinese and Western Literature. ”
35 年教學生涯，張曉風自覺從未躋身權力核心，總如「化外之民」般享有不受打擾的平靜，課餘便埋首著書，目前已退休的張曉風仍在為醫學生們講授「中西文學中的生死觀」。