Chapter 1935, the new college entrance examination
"Dang~dang~"
"Crackling~"
On the streets of the capital, accompanied by the roar of gongs and drums, the sound of gongs, drums and firecrackers attracted the attention of men, women, old and young throughout the capital.
"The number one scholar is parading in the streets! The number one scholar is parading in the streets!"
People shouted at the top of their lungs and kept shouting. Suddenly, the streets were empty. People came to both sides of the road, vying to see this year's No. 1 pick.
Shu Fen, the new top scholar, was riding on a tall horse, wearing a crimson top scholar uniform. He was smiling and proud, and kept saluting the people on both sides.
Behind him, there were more than 500 new scholars this year, all of them with smiles on their faces.
It’s really not easy!
More than 20,000 people took part in the imperial examination, but in the end only these people stood out. Having the last laugh, being able to stand in the queue can be regarded as a complete achievement. They have studied all their lives for this moment.
The streets for the parade were crowded with people, and even the upper floors were crowded with people. People had been waiting for this moment, waiting to see this year's new scholars parading.
This is a grand moment that only happens once every three years in the capital, and it is also the time that people talk about the most. There are always many meetings, discussing that this year, the eldest son of a wealthy family will go to the bottom of the list to catch his son-in-law.
There was that scholar who made a private life-long commitment to a certain top figure in Yihongyuan and threatened to marry her in high school.
In short, stories about talented men and beautiful ladies have always been something that everyone has been talking about since ancient times, and they can never be told enough or listened to enough.
In particular, the story of a poor scholar who is attracted by a wealthy daughter, gets a spot on the gold medal list, marries a wealthy lady, and lives a happy life from then on is the most attractive.
At this time, this kind of drama is the most popular in theaters of all sizes in the capital. People watch it over and over again, and gain happiness that they have never experienced before, as if they have transformed into a poor scholar and become a gold medalist.
The title is the same all over the world.
"Hey, you, this year's new top pick is really good. His appearance is incredible, and he is also very young!"
"Isn't that right? I heard that he is only 30 years old this year, and his appearance can be regarded as the best-looking number one scholar among the imperial examinations."
"Yes, yes, but compared with Liu Jin back then, he is still slightly worse."
"I've also heard about it. It's said that when Liu Gongzhong was parading around the streets, he almost took away the souls of the rich ladies in the capital. As soon as he got married, it's said that many people were secretly sad."
"Liu Gong was also very young at the time, only 20 years old and not yet married. This year's top pick is already 30, so his children are probably already very old."
"So what? Isn't it normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines?"
"That's true. He is both talented and beautiful. I guess there should be quite a few wealthy ladies who fall in love with him."
"Speaking of this, I still have to mention Mr. Liu. At that time, he was a noble man who envied the entire capital. He married two rich ladies at once."
"Isn't it? I still remember it now. One is the granddaughter of Duke Dingguo, and the other is the granddaughter of Li Shilang at that time. They are both real rich ladies."
"Time flies so fast. In the blink of an eye, all the sons of Mr. Liu are married. The wedding of a wealthy family that shocked the whole capital a few days ago was the marriage between Mr. Liu's eldest son Liu Xin and the daughter of the British prince."
"Yes, time flies so fast. Mr. Liu's sons are already married."
The old and young men in the capital were constantly discussing about the new number one scholar, and they naturally mentioned Liu Jin, the number one scholar in the twelfth year of Hongzhi's reign.
There is no way, Liu Jin is still the chief minister of the cabinet, and he is the number one scholar, so he will naturally mention it.
The young and old men in the capital are all busy watching the glorious moment of the new scholars, and the entire capital will also enter its most lively moment with the birth of the number one scholar.
On the other side, on the new school side, as the second half of the semester is coming to an end, the new year's college entrance examination is about to begin.
There is still a big difference between the new college entrance examination and the college entrance examination of later generations.
The college entrance examination in later generations is a process that requires students to go from elementary school to middle school and then to high school, and finally pass the college entrance examination to get into the college they want to enter.
Today's college entrance examination is different, because there is no high school in Ming Dynasty's new school, only primary school and middle school. Primary school is a five-year system, with five years of study, and middle school is a three-year system, which adds up to eight years.
Because Xinxue was founded by Liu Jin, the system of Xinxue was also formulated by Liu Jin.
New school children start school at the age of eight and study for eight years. They will be sixteen when they graduate from middle school. According to Ming Dynasty standards, boys are adults at the age of 16. They can marry, have children, and formally participate in society.
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Some even get married and have children at the age of 14. Girls are generally considered adults at 14 and can get married.
Of course, this is obviously unreasonable and too early.
The new academic system starts from the age of eight and graduates from middle school at the age of 16. This is more appropriate. If you can pass the college entrance examination, enter a higher education institution and study for another four years, you will be around 20 years old.
Of course, this is a normal situation. Some people study early and may have graduated in their teens. Others can skip a grade. These are all special cases.
In addition to not having a high school, the academic system of the Ming Dynasty also ended at the end of the year. In later generations, the first half of the semester ended and the second half of the semester began. Therefore, the high school entrance examination and the college entrance examination were all held in the middle of the year.
The exams here are all held at the end of the semester at the end of the year.
If you pass the exam, you can study in a higher education institution in the new year. If you fail, you can only work.
The Ming Dynasty and the government were not involved in the college entrance examination of Xinxue, because the status of Xinxue had not been confirmed and consolidated. It was just a school founded by Liu Jin with his own money, so everything was done by Liu Jin himself.
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Because it is related to the inheritance of new learning and the quality of students in major universities, Liu Jin also established a separate new learning teaching department to be responsible for matters related to new learning.
The opening of Xinxue schools, the allocation, use, supervision of funds, the appointment of school principals, inspectors, etc. all need to go through the Xinxue Teaching Department.
In addition, the content of the new learning teaching, the compilation of teaching materials, etc. also need to be formulated by the new learning teaching department in conjunction with the teaching staff of major universities, and are ultimately handed over to Liu Jin for review and decision-making.
Of course, the current teaching content, teaching materials, etc. are all adapted by Liu Jin based on the teaching content of later generations. The New Learning Teaching Department only needs to continue to make some additions and supplements based on current technology and technological development.
That’s it.
Because we are now in an era of great development and explosion of science and technology, the content of newly learned textbooks is also constantly growing, and a large amount of new scientific and technological content has been added.
But in general, the newly learned teaching content at this time is still far less than the knowledge from elementary school to high school in later generations. A lot of scientific knowledge and theories have not been researched yet, so naturally they will not appear in
Above the teaching content and materials.
At this time, many professors, principals, and scholars gathered together in the Xinxue Teaching Department and the Teaching Department in Xincheng University Town, South District of Beijing.
We are discussing this year's college entrance examination for new students.
"Everyone, this year's new college entrance examination is scheduled for November 11th to 13th. It lasts for three days in total. The subjects of the exam are the same as in previous years. They are still seven subjects: mathematics, Chinese studies, physics, chemistry, biology, geography and history.
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"In terms of the scope and content of the exam, there are no changes in Chinese studies and history. There are new functions in mathematics, new laws of gravity in physics, new experimental design in chemistry, some new medical-related knowledge test points in biology, and new architectural-related knowledge test points in geography."
Ren Siheng is the dean of Beijing Mechanical College and the person in charge of the Xinxue Teaching Department. He looked at the principals and professors of the colleges and universities in front of him and told them about the content related to this year's Xinxue College Entrance Examination.
Because science and technology are developing very rapidly, Xinxue's exams almost always have new content every year. Of course, this new content is also formulated based on the new teaching content.
Generally speaking, Xinxue operates according to the rules set by Liu Jin.
With the development of science and technology, people's understanding of things is constantly improving, and Xinxue is constantly adding new learning content and examination content.
At the same time, unlike junior high schools and high schools in later generations, the new learning in this period focused more on practical principles, so a lot of knowledge and content began to be learned early.
For example, biology actually contains medical-related content and knowledge, and you need to learn medical-related content, and geography contains architecture-related knowledge and content.
During this period, everyone felt that architecture and geography were inseparable. Only by mastering sufficient geographical knowledge could one talk about architecture, so part of the architectural knowledge and content was also placed in middle schools.
Of course, this is only part of it. After the true professional division, professional knowledge still needs to be learned in professional colleges and universities.
For example, for medicine, you need to take the Ming Dynasty Medical College and the Ming Dynasty Royal Medical College. For architecture, you need to take the Ming Dynasty School of Architectural Engineering or study at a university that offers architectural engineering majors.
In general, Daming Middle School has a lot to learn at this time, including several subjects, and each subject has a lot of content, but the learning time is only three years.
The pressure of learning is still very high, and it also tests students' learning ability and concentration. Only those who are truly dedicated and talented can stand out in such an environment, and are worthy of further training.