Chapter 1963 Diversification of Educational Subjects
Pei Ju was about to ask me to hold the meeting for a while, but was ruthlessly interrupted by his colleague:
"Chief, it's time for you to get out of class. Otherwise, I have to talk a lot today. If I don't keep it all, I'll have to delay the class and delay the children's meal. You can't blame me."
Together we have created this small world. There are no outsiders between these college gentlemen and Pei Ju, the mountain principal. Pei Ju nodded, not to drag classes or occupy classes. As the mountain principal, he should set an example.
He glanced at the textbook in the gentleman's hand and asked curiously: "Can you learn "Arithmetic" at such a young age?"
"These are very simple." The teacher stroked his textbook with emotion, "I often regretted why I didn't have such an opportunity when I was young."
Pei Ju also knew that the gentleman who taught "Arithmetic" was hired by the Ministry of Rites from a shop. He seemed to be a bookkeeper. He didn't have much ability, but his arithmetic ability was quite good. Let him teach arithmetic.
Pei Ju and the others are very strong. In terms of calculation, neither Pei Ju nor the other disciples of the aristocratic families are really good.
At the beginning, there were still a few gentlemen who were unconvinced. They felt that they were from aristocratic families and had received private school education since childhood. Private school education was an elite education in their eyes. It cultivated top talents in society. How could they not even do a little arithmetic?
No? It would be embarrassing, especially if you actually have to associate with this store clerk.
As a result, as soon as the textbook was turned over, these people became exhausted.
They are naturally proficient in poetry, lyrics, and poetry, and they are capable of governing the country as long as they have some tempering. However, arithmetic, as well as the science offered by the academy in the upper grades, are really blind, even if they are
The same is true for Pei Ju.
These are basically developed in recent years. Pei Ju is in the north, and some of them have only heard the names and some classics used in arithmetic, such as "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic", and even read it when he was bored.
, but they didn’t take it seriously at all. Some of them had never even heard of the concept. They only learned about it after an on-site inspection of Chang’an Academy. Unconsciously, they felt that there was a huge gap in education between the north and the south.
Especially in terms of the subjects offered and the content taught, the South has also broken through the subjects when Jinling Academy and Chengdu Academy were first opened. At that time, Li Xingchen still did not dare to jump out of the original scope of Confucianism, and all teaching was based on the Six Arts of the Gentleman.
Relying on it, even if the content taught is actually far from the scope of the Six Arts of the Gentleman, at least it is still so in name.
But this is no longer the case. The rapid development of industry has created a need for a large number of talents within Han society, especially those with sufficient industrial production technology.
Not all students from Jinling Academy and Chengdu Academy can be used by the imperial court. Although Li Xingchen needs talents, he has always strictly adhered to the bottom line of recruiting talents. If you can't even pass the imperial examination, then I'm really sorry.
, the big man would rather leave this position vacant and wait for the next round.
Therefore, there are still many students in the academy who need to face employment problems after graduation.
Nowadays, demand exceeds supply in major workshops, and jobs are being offered at a discount to students from private academies.
Naturally, these public academies have also made immediate adjustments, offering more courses in this area, and cultivating students as comprehensively as possible.
The Chang'an Academy that Pei Ju saw had also undergone similar adjustments and reforms, which made Pei Ju more aware of the huge gap between the two sides.
I am not just building a tall building from the ground, but I also have to fill the vacancies created by the previous education in the north. That is also an abyss.
However, it is true that there is a gap, but it does not mean that it cannot be made up. Pei Ju is full of confidence and fighting spirit in this regard.
Away from the official struggle, he realized that the world is still so big and there are so many unknown areas. He was really ignorant before.
"Are there any extra textbooks?" Pei Ju asked.
"Yes, we don't have many students, but we have a lot of textbooks."
"Bring me a copy and I'll listen to it too," Pei Ju said with a smile.
Mr. Mathematics was a little surprised: "This..."
"Live until you are old and learn until you are old. I hope it is not too late!"
Pei Ju raised his hand and went to look for his textbook.
Mr. Mathematics looked at his back and sighed in his heart.
Everyone always said before that the unification of teaching materials can be called "the same text and the same track". Unification across the country will make it more fair and conducive to cultivating useful talents in batches.
But now Mr. Mathematics feels that the meaning is more than that.
Not to mention anything else, at least arithmetic has gone from being inferior to being on equal footing with literature and history. No one, especially students in the academy, dare to underestimate arithmetic. After learning other things, you can still only do it.
Only those who write articles and truly understand everything can stand out and become the talents needed by the court.
And if you learn arithmetic well, you will at least have a place in important positions in the workshop.
Times have changed, and ideas have changed.
For me, it's not a bad thing.
I hope that when times change again next time, I will not be abandoned.
Footsteps sounded, and Pei Ju was already holding his textbook.
Mr. Mathematics took a deep breath, opened the door and walked in.
So what if times have changed? It’s not like I can’t use my brain, so I’ll have to learn more!
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"It seems that Pei Ju is the right person to serve as the mountain chief." Li Xingchen put down the memorial, which was a report submitted by the Ministry of Rites on the enrollment and education work of each college next year.
Of course, this report is not just a random report. The officials of the Ministry of Rites in each state will be responsible for verification, and will also check with the approximate number of students this year, enrollment and application status, etc. reported by the local state.
For example, the main enrollment scope of Jinling Academy is mainly concentrated in the capitals of Jiangnan. Naturally, it is necessary to collect statistics on the enrollment of students in these states, such as how many students of the right age will enter the academy, or at least have this intention.
Once the quantitative problems are verified, it is definitely not a problem with the academy but with the local state capital. The Ministry of Rites will hand over the problem to the Ministry of Personnel, who will conduct a unified investigation to see where the problem lies.
Once you find that the data on both sides are relatively small or large, you need to think about why there are so few or so many students this year. Is it because other economic or industrial developments have impacted the college’s enrollment, or the college’s enrollment policy is wrong, or the local
The state government is not cooperating.
Since the imperial court intends to develop education with all its strength, it is natural that it cannot be superficial. Only the diversity and depth of education can help the Han Dynasty cultivate more talents in need.
Pei Ju was obviously aware of this problem, so when it came to training students at Longmen Academy this year, he put forward the concept of "paying equal attention to all subjects, and having all the moral, intellectual, physical and aesthetic qualities available."