Chen Wen-lung, who teaches a math class for gifted children at Hoping Middle School, complains that there are still some extracurricular activities like field trips and science fairs in eighth grade but by ninth grade almost all they do is review materials for the exams.
和平國中數學資優班的陳文隆老師抱怨說，他們在國二時還有一些參觀訪問或參加科學展的課外活動；到了國三，卻幾乎全拿來複習聯考教材。