Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 675 Teacher training is the foundation of educational development
Zhu Youjian's call to open schools in places where conditions permit in the Ming Dynasty was unanimously responded and supported by the cabinet ministers.

There is no class.

The words of the sages cannot be mere forms and slogans, they must be implemented and implemented in a down-to-earth manner.

The cabinet ministers couldn't help but secretly rejoice when they thought of the sight of well-educated, reasonable, and gentle gentlemen everywhere in Daming after many years.

This is the policy that I formulated when I was an old man, and it is the reason why I am in such a prosperous age today. After a hundred years of myself, future generations will also have the capital to rely on.

When he heard that Zhu Youjian was worried about the quality of teachers, Wen Tiren proposed an eye-catching solution: limit the age of the imperial examinations, exclude many elderly students from the imperial examinations, and then force them to enter government-run schools to serve as teachers. The sacred mission of teaching and educating people, this new policy will be implemented from now on.

Zhu Youjian couldn't help applauding Wen Tiren's strategy.

In Daming, where imperial examinations were prevalent, many scholars devoted their entire lives to scientific examinations in order to achieve the goal of entering the system and enjoying countless privileges and benefits.

In this era where the average life expectancy is only over [-] years old, many old children who are over half a century old and even over sixty years old, with their persistent spirit and tenacious will, have been fighting in the ranks of scientific research despite repeated setbacks. Until he left this world full of hatred.

The identities of this group of people are all sentient beings, and the career they strive for all their lives is to raise their careers.

Because Zhongju means entering the ranks of gentry, and the privileges they can enjoy will bring countless conveniences and benefits to themselves and their families.

It's a pity that the vast majority of people can only linger outside the Juye gate all their lives, and they can't knock on that door all their lives.

In view of this situation, Wen Tiren proposed that the maximum age of all students participating in the ceremony be limited to under 50 years old, and those who exceed the age limit are not allowed to participate in the Qiu Wei organized by each province.

The introduction of this measure will not cause too much disturbance. On the contrary, this new policy will applaud the young literati who occupy the majority of the imperial examinations.

Because this means that their competitors suddenly lose a lot, which will make them less stressed.

As for the old students who lost their qualifications for the imperial examination due to age restrictions, although they would be very dissatisfied with the policies of the imperial court, and might even find the government to make noise, they could not change the fait accompli.

In order to prevent these old students from refusing to be recruited for various reasons due to resentment, Wen Tiren then suggested: If someone maliciously refuses to take on the sacred mission and responsibility of teaching and educating people, the local teaching will deprive them of their status as students and ban them. Return to the ranks of Bai Ding.

This suggestion is indeed extremely ruthless, it can be said to hit the vital point directly, it is equivalent to pinching the Takamaru of the old students who are basically out of function, making them lose the power to resist in an instant.

The cabinet ministers were all afraid of Lao Wen's cruelty, but at the same time expressed their appreciation for the feasibility of this strategy.

Unexpectedly, the matter that he had been thinking about for many days without any result was easily solved by Lao Wen.

This is the standard stick in one hand and carrots in the other.

As long as you behave obediently, there will be carrots to eat, and once you want to resist, a big stick full of barbs will hit your head and face.

Unexpectedly, Wen Tiren would easily solve the matter that he had been thinking about for many days without any results. Zhu Youjian felt relieved and praised Wen Tiren fiercely. Lao Wen can try his best to use the residual heat to benefit the people of Mingli.

Amidst Zhu Youjian's praise, Lao Wen sat down with a reserved expression, stretched out his palm full of age spots to stroke his gray beard, and was secretly happy in his heart.

"The emperor's praise is always so straightforward, but the old man is very useful.

If only I were ten years younger now, according to my own ability, there is no one else's role in this assistant position. "

After perfectly solving the source of teachers, Zhu Youjian decided to raise the grade of teaching at the county level to the eighth grade, the teaching at the state level to the seventh grade, and the chief minister's education to the sixth grade.

In addition, the edicts in various places should have separate offices, and no longer work together with the local government.

All localities should allocate relevant personnel and facilities for the teaching according to the actual situation.

Counselors at all levels spend at least three months every year inspecting schools in various places to find and solve problems in a timely manner.In case of matters that cannot be resolved within the scope of one's own authority, one should report to the superiors step by step until the problem is completely resolved.

The problem of the number of teachers in junior schools has finally been alleviated, but there is still a long way to go before it can be completely resolved.

Next, Zhu Youjian has to face more difficult problems.

That is the problem of teachers in intermediate schools.

The role of these old children can only be enlightenment and literacy, because most of them lack basic mathematical knowledge, so they cannot be expected to teach children more scientific knowledge that is useful for social development.

To solve this problem, teachers and related textbooks are indispensable, but these two things are extremely scarce in Ming Dynasty.

Although Tiangong Kaiwu compiled by Song Yingxing has been printed in large quantities by Zhu Youjian's order, strictly speaking, this work is more like a popular science book, lacking innovation and forward-looking.

However, Tiangong Kaiwu can be used as an introductory teaching material for intermediate schools, just like a thousand-character prose. It can enable junior workers who are engaged in various industries to be more literate and have a certain learning ability to learn from it. Relevant theoretical knowledge and the manufacturing principles of various tools, so as to combine the industry you are engaged in and improve your business skills faster.

After Fang Yizhi returned from Europe, Zhu Youjian asked him, together with Song Yingxing, Tang Ruowang and others, to start compiling textbooks suitable for the current situation with relevant talents brought back from Europe, so that the teaching level of intermediate schools can have a step-by-step improvement. promote.

As for teachers, there is no way for the time being.

Unless the normal schools of later generations are created, we can only move forward slowly like a snail.

Do you want to experiment with setting up a teacher training college in the Imperial College?

This idea just appeared in his mind, but was quickly denied by Zhu Youjian.

Even Kaimeng's teachers have to use methods of scaring and coaxing to deal with it. These candidates who are in the situation of jumping into the dragon's gate will never learn from Lao Shizi's teachers.

This situation cannot be changed by simple measures of both soft and hard measures. It is necessary to find a way from the perspective of ideology and system.

The deep-rooted idea of ​​official standard is still popular hundreds of years later, and trying to solve it now is tantamount to nonsense.

Only when the commodity economy has been greatly developed, the population has exploded, and people's thinking has become more open and inclusive, maybe the teacher will emerge as the times require.

Now I can only try it first, and Fang Yizhi may be the best candidate to take the lead.

(End of this chapter)