If each school has 2,500 students, then in Little Rock alone, there are 37,500 students in 15 elementary schools.
This number shocked Louis Botha. There were not so many students in the entire Orange County, nor in all the middle schools and primary schools combined.
The principal is still chattering, complaining that the municipal government's support for Sunset Primary School is not enough. It does not need top students from Nyasaland University's School of Education, and the funds allocated are seriously insufficient, resulting in the school's hardware facilities not being able to keep up. Parents of students
There were complaints.
However, Louis Botta really did not see why the hardware facilities of Sunset Primary School were so poor.
After the screen wall, there is a spacious playground. The track around the playground has been hardened, and there is a green grass field in the middle. Louis Botta does not know that this is called a football field, but this does not affect Louis Botta's understanding.
This playground is enough to kill all primary schools in Orange.
"Our sports ground is still open-air. Last year we reported that we wanted to build an indoor sports hall, but the city government did not provide money. The affiliated primary school already has three indoor sports halls, and we don't even have one." The principal has many demands.
Roque simply hid on the other side of Louis Botta.
It's a bit strange to give in to Louis Botha. In Louis Botha's impression, Roque has always been very strong. Whether in Pretoria or in dealing with external conflicts, Roque has never backed down.
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Now in front of the principal, who was severely put on weight, had almost lost all his hair, and had a funny monocle on his face, Rock actually wanted to walk around.
Louis Botta felt as if he had discovered something.
"The joint entrance examination results of Sunset Primary School are indeed not as good as those of the affiliated primary schools, but that is not because our students have poor qualifications, but because our teaching staff cannot keep up. If Sunset Primary School has twenty graduates of Nyasaland University, even if there are only
Ten, and I can guarantee that the joint entrance examination results of Sunset Primary School will reach a higher level." The principal would not give up and followed Luo Ke's footsteps.
"Pierce, don't worry, take your time, everything will be fine." Rock was annoyed. Principal Douglas and Professor Abu made a bad start, each one relying on his elders to help others.
Walking through the playground, and then through a forest is the teaching area. The woods act as a isolation zone very well. The noise outside the school has no impact on this place. The clear voices of the teachers keep coming. Louis Botta fell in love with this place instantly.
a feeling.
This feeling is called hope.
At this point, Principal Pierce finally shut up, and together with Rock, he patrolled the teaching area with aunty eyes.
The school with more than 2,000 students is quite large. Because this is a primary school, the tallest teaching building is only three floors. In order to maximize lighting, the number and area of windows have been expanded to the extreme, and there are curtains behind each window.
, Louis Botta looked carefully and found that not a single piece of glass was broken. This was simply a miracle.
Not even the Ministry of Agriculture's office building can do this.
Considering that the children here are still lively and active children, Louis Botha doesn't know how Pierce did it.
Pierce obviously did not notice Louis Botta's focus, and did not stay in the teaching area for long. He warmly invited Roque and Louis Botta to go to the principal's office to take a rest.
Only then did Roque and Louis Botta notice that there were a lot of people in their group. Standing in a large, noisy area in the teaching area would definitely distract the students and affect normal teaching.
Then go to the principal's office.
Louis Botta thought that for a school with such good conditions, the principal's office, not to mention magnificent, should at least be solemn, graceful and elegant. Unexpectedly, Pierce's principal's office was actually in the corner of the top floor of the office building. It was not only small in area
, and the office furniture is actually very shabby, and the armrests of the sofa have a tendency to be worn out.
This really surprised Louis Botta.
It is still a cognitive difference. In Louis Botta's understanding, those in superior positions must have the same style as those in superior positions. They must have the same basic necessities, food, clothing, housing, and transportation. They must have high standards and strict requirements at all times, so as not to damage their own image.
After all, Pierce represents not only himself, but also Sunset Elementary School. Such a principal's office is actually not suitable for entertaining guests. Simplicity is a good habit, but guests must also be treated with sufficient respect and courtesy.
Roque obviously didn't expect it, so his expression was ugly.
"I usually don't have many customers here. The most frequent ones are parents of students who want to donate. Many parents of students are engineers, bank executives, managers of large companies, or at least successful businessmen. Seeing how miserable my office is, they donate.
I will donate more." At this time, Pierce's face actually showed the same slyness as a child. The office furniture is indeed a bit old, but the things used to entertain guests are all good things. Sure enough, the tea leaves are green tea from the Qing Dynasty, and the tea sets are also from England.
High-end tea sets produced.
"You are the principal, don't make yourself look like a businessman. The conditions are a bit more difficult now. In a few years, more and more graduates will be assigned to you." Roque's tone finally stopped being perfunctory.
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Louis Botta's mood is not to mention complicated, is this still difficult?
Sunset Primary School also has two graduates from the School of Education of Nyasaland University, none of which are found in the whole of Orange. Almost all of the more than a thousand graduates "mass-produced" by the School of Education of Nyasaland University every year are accepted by Nyasaland.
Saran is digested internally, and only the Transvaal and Rhodesia can take away dozens of them every year.
Maybe Bechuanaland will be added next.
"It doesn't matter, Lord. I am already fifty years old and will retire in a few years. I have been working here since Sunset Primary School was built. My two grandsons both graduated from Sunset Primary School. They are now at the University of Nyasaland."
After going to school, my son works in the military industry group and my daughter works in Rand Bank. I have no regrets in my life." Pierce finally stopped stalking.
I am only fifty years old and my grandchildren are already in college. It is so early to get married.
However, this kind of thing is unlikely to happen in the future. Considering the population base of southern Africa, the federal government has no regulations in this regard, but Nyasaland has regulations. In Nyasaland, you must be eighteen years old before you can get married. Too
If you get married early, it will be very risky if the woman becomes pregnant. Due to the current medical level, the maternal mortality rate is still very high these days.
"Principal Pierce, how much funding does Sunset Elementary School get from the state and city governments every year?" Louis Botha was still concerned about money.
Pierce blinked and looked at Rock, but didn't answer immediately.
"It depends on what I do, as much as I have." Roque felt helpless. Don't be so obvious to outsiders. After all, Louis Botta is also a minister. This is too disrespectful. Don't treat other ministers as cadres.
"The state government is pitiful. It only provides meal subsidies and often discounts. Many of the eggs delivered are broken. The only fruits are mangoes and bananas. Apples are only given once a week. The milk is not fresh," Pierce said habitually
Pouring the bitter water, Louis Botta's heart continued to sink.
Luo kept his face and said nothing. The eggs were still edible after being fried, so there was nothing to complain about.
“The city government is also very stingy. It doesn’t even give money to build a sports hall. The annual salary of us teaching staff is only 14,000 rand, but we have 2,545 students here, and the average salary for each student is only a few dollars.
"Pierce quietly changed the concept.
"The city government pays you salaries, not the students." Roque finally couldn't help it.
Thanks to the strength of the rand, the average salary of each of the 117 teaching staff can reach 120 rand per year, which is a decent middle class even in the UK.
Considering that prices in Nyasaland are lower, the purchasing power of the rand is stronger. In addition, many families in Nyasaland have dual incomes, so the household income level in Nyasaland is still very high.
Suddenly there was a gentle knock at the door, it was Pierce's assistant.
"What's the matter?" Pierce's face was solemn at this time.
"Principal, Mr. Steele is here." The young assistant looked starry-eyed. Rock rarely inspected the school once a year.
"Ask him to wait a moment." Pierce said without hesitation.
The swaying figure of the "good principal" assistant is a graceful one.
"Who is Steele?" Rock was curious, but there was no such name in his memory.
"A French businessman, who has not yet been naturalized in Nyasaland, wants to send his children to Sunset Primary School." Pierce suddenly realized something was wrong.
"Is this common?"
"It's still a bit much."
"How is it usually handled?"
Pierce immediately shut up and didn't say a word.
"How much do you want to donate?" Luo Ke was not polite. After enduring the harassment for a long time, he finally caught the pigtail, and he would definitely pursue and beat him.
"Usually it starts at R1,000," Pierce said, looking completely dejected.
Roque and Louis Botha were very surprised. One student cost one thousand rand. In the early days, ten was ten thousand rand. There were 2,545 students in Sunset Primary School. Taking one hundred ten rand would not affect the overall quality of the students at all.
The annual salary of 117 faculty members is only over 14,000. Education is indeed an industry that robs the rich and helps the poor.
"There are only three or five students like this every year. I'm going to add a class to see if I can fill up the class." Pierce broke the rules. If he kept secretive at this time, he would be suspected of cheating.
"Are all businessmen so rich?" Louis Botha was too surprised today. One thousand rand is not a small number.
"Don't underestimate the determination of parents to let their children receive a better education. The maximum donation for the affiliated primary school is fifteen thousand rand." Roque was not impressed. Christian was the one who donated fifteen thousand rand, because this was ten thousand rand.
Five thousand rand. His third son is now in the same class as Gavin and is Gavin's loyal follower. In fact, he is one year older than Gavin. This is because of some reason.
My son postponed his enrollment for one year.
However, it is difficult to measure how much this opportunity is worth.
