Students from Orchid Island also lack the same educational base as their peers, because what they learn in school is out of touch with their actual lives, while there are also problems with the quality and quantity of teachers available.
父母不管、老師難教除了因為部分教材內容與實際生活脫節，使得非漢文化的雅美學生吸收不易外，師資問題和缺乏壓力，也使得蘭嶼青少年的學業基礎普遍較差。