Chi notes that aboriginal children may perform better than their Han Chinese counterparts in astronomy and nature, physical education, and music classes. But this leaves aboriginal children with little room to make the most of their talents today, when the mainstream curriculum is still based on "pen and paper" examinations.
紀惠英強調，原住民兒童的地理、天文、自然、體育、音樂能力，也許都比城裡的孩子來得強，但這部份的能力，在如今還是以「紙筆測驗」做評量標準的主流課程裡，卻還是無從發揮。