Ma Zhou's words were meaningful and he worked hard, showing his extraordinary talent.
Compared with his uncle and nephew Shunde, the eldest grandson, who came from a famous family and had aristocratic habits, Ma Zhou's style is that of a commoner who immerses himself in work and strives to make progress.
He put forward constructive opinions on the structure of the liberal arts college and was very forward-looking.
Ma Zhou believes that the subjects taught in liberal arts colleges are too broad. Some professors rely on their own talents and specialize in teaching what they are good at. They like to show off their knowledge but do not care about the talents of their students. Although they are famous, they are not good.
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When recruiting professors in academies, they are also based on their reputation. Those with a greater reputation will be treated more favorably. Those with a lower reputation will not be accepted if they want to enter the academy.
But most of those people with excellent talents and virtues have already become famous in the world. How can they be willing to teach in academies?
As a result, suitable professors cannot be found for some subjects.
Therefore, this aspect should be taken seriously by the court. Only good teachers can teach good students. Wouldn't it be a pity if the court's selection of talents was so casual?
Furthermore, whether it is Chang'an Academy, Chang'an Maritime Academy, or other academies in various places, they are all established according to the model of the Imperial College.
The Imperial College used to be a place where great aristocrats gathered, and every one of them had famous teachers who taught him by words and deeds since he was a child. He entered the Imperial College not to study, but to seek a way into the world.
They were already familiar with the basic subjects taught, and there was no need for them to be taught by professors from the Imperial College.
On the other hand, academies are not a success. All children are admitted. Even if they do not need to be educated in a liberal arts academy, most people have not seriously studied various basic subjects.
We gather together to listen to professors lecture. The levels vary greatly, and the professors don't care much. They only want to teach those who are smart or have good family backgrounds.
The final result is that when it comes to the lectures, some students have not learned the basic subjects well, and they seem to understand but not understand, which is simply misleading the students.
Some of the students who already had basic skills stood out during this period. Most of them were children of noble families with high status. They looked down upon their peers and thought they were smart. In fact, they were just a step ahead in homeschooling.
In view of this, Ma Zhou suggested that students should be divided into categories according to age, knowledge, and even expertise when they enter school, and first patiently teach students basic subjects for three years.
When you are proficient in arts and sciences, you can then enter the subsequent professional fields...
Needless to say, what are the basic subjects at this time? First, you should practice Chinese characters well and recognize the Thousand-Character Classics. After that, you should study Confucian subjects such as the Four Books and Five Classics. In addition, you should also study various histories, arithmetic, etc.
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This stage is basically to develop students' reading habits and let them understand the basic principles of life and some worldly wisdom.
In the following professional fields, for most students, they will continue to delve deeper, read some ancient classics and commentaries, cultivate their own ideas and concepts, and establish correct life goals.
If you are unwilling to go down this road that many people are taking, now there are some other categories to choose from, such as foreign languages, astronomy and geography, agriculture, various craftsmanship, etc. The court needs many talents, these
They can all point directly to the path to becoming an official.
Their achievements are not necessarily worse than those who are proficient in classics and history.
Ma Zhou means to recruit some scholars who are not too knowledgeable and are down-to-earth to teach students basic subjects in the academy. Those famous scholars can help students broaden their horizons and enhance their knowledge.
We can't just gather all the students together to give lectures like the Imperial College. Even if those famous teachers are willing to teach, the students below must be able to understand, right?
These principles will not matter in the future. With unified admissions and unified teaching, even if there are private tutors, the progress of most students will not be too far behind.
But in this world, even between aristocrats and aristocrats, there are often huge differences.
Ma Zhou was obviously aware of the shortcomings, so he gave advice on this point and criticized the imperial court for establishing academies and then ignoring them.
The establishment of academies is indeed good governance. However, after several years, the number of subjects in the academies has increased, but the books that can be used for teaching are not complete. After some subjects were established, due to the bleak future, they could not recruit students, and no one came to care about them.
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The people in charge of the academy don't even care. They just take their own salary and gather with friends to drink and have fun in their free time. They regard their position in the academy as a sinecure. They are a bit more carefree than the hermits in the woods.
Ma Zhou meant something here. In fact, he was talking about the fact that the princes and ministers hid in the academy to avoid the limelight. They did not teach well, but they always paid attention to the trends of the court. Once they got the opportunity, they would re-enter the official position. Where could they go?
Interested in teaching students knowledge?
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Li Po took Ma Zhou's memorial back to the Ganlu Palace and read it several times. He touched his nose and felt very ashamed. He had not been to the academy for a long time.
When he first established the academy, he had many ideas, which were more comprehensive than Ma Zhou's advice. After all, he knew how to build a systematic school.
But as an emperor, he was too busy. He had the patience to implement long-term strategies, but in the end he was partial and was more interested in the imperial achievements of opening up territories and expanding territories.
If it weren't for Ma Zhou's memorial, he would have been waiting for talents from the academy to emerge and take part in the imperial examination, and he had unintentionally ignored the importance of cultural education.
At that time, he told people that it takes ten years to grow trees and a hundred years to cultivate people. Only a few years later, even he himself has become more relaxed about it, so there is nothing to make a fuss about when something happens down there.
National policies are like flowers and plants grown at home. If they are not watered frequently, unnecessary branches and leaves are cut off, and weeds are pulled out, they will soon wither.
Li Po had been criticizing himself for a long time, and he still needed people to remind him about this, saying that he shouldn't, he shouldn't.
Especially that bastard Changsun Shunde, he dared to suppress this for a long time. So many important things have been ruined in the hands of such a person, it's really damned.
Then why did Changsun Shunde delay Ma Zhou's memorial? Was it intentional or unintentional?
Is the matter of buying and selling student qualifications related to him? Is it suppressed for many days in order to clear up the beginning and end so that no one can trace it?
Li Po's brows furrowed deeply, feeling that this matter was extremely unbelievable. You must know that Changsun Shunde came from a famous family and was ranked in the third rank.
What kind of things do people like this care about? How unreasonable is it to do such a despicable thing like tampering with the academy?
In the dormitory, the lights were dim, and Li Po shook his head secretly. He would rather believe that the fraud in the examination room was a bad thing done by his eldest son, Shunde, which was quite worthy of attention.
After all, the frame-up of Fang Qiao was probably due to political disputes. It would be a big joke if a third-rank official was involved in the petty profit of buying and selling student qualifications. This chapter has been completed!
