VI. Other Stories (Part I)
While talking, the group had already arrived at the small square at the school gate. In the middle of the square, on the grass lie four huge stones, on which are carved the four large characters of "Jingshi University". According to historical records, this came from the late Qing Dynasty champion, the university scholar Sun Jianai. After nearly 100 years of wind and frost, the words have been a little blurred, but they have become more and more prominent in the long and thick history of the school.
At present, the Spring Festival has just passed, and it is the afternoon again, and there is still an endless stream of tourists who come to watch. Especially in front of this iconic school name monument, it is even more crowded, and the sound of flashing lights and shutters sounds. On the side, the security guard on duty stood firmly at his post with a standard posture that was not inferior to the army's honor guard, not moved by the noise in front of him, which became another beautiful scenery at the school gate.
Huang Tongyuan was still immersed in the story just now: "I really didn't expect that even school security guards could train academicians, no wonder so many young talents from all over the country have to be admitted here!"
Chen Xuan said proudly: "Not only academicians, but also many generals in our school security team! At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, the Qing court sent nearly 10,000 people from the First Association of the Praetorian Guards to attack the school, and the school took the security team as the backbone, the students at school, and some of the rebel soldiers as the living force, and fought bloody battles for dozens of days, causing the Praetorian Guards to collapse, which directly led to the destruction of the Qing court. This is the famous battle of nursing in modern history. Later, when we enter the school gate, we can still see the monument to the martyrs of the school protection battle erected at that time. Nowadays, many troops across the country can trace their roots, and the old team is still the security team of our school. ”
Speaking of this, Chen Xuan smacked his lips: "Actually, if Miss Huang is free, we can go to the Memorial Hall of the Battle of the Nursing School together tomorrow, which is also a national key cultural relics protection unit, which contains a brief introduction of all the important personnel who participated in this battle, including many generals who were born as security guards and were later awarded titles." In addition, there are the remains of the fierce battle, and when a school librarian visited there, he wrote the famous phrase "the fierce battle was urgent, and the village wall in front of the bullet hole" was written. ”
Huang Tongyuan glanced at Ge Juntian and saw that his expression was not moving, so he calmly refused: "Thank you, Mr. Chen, but tomorrow I will accompany Jiang Shuiyuan to participate in the training, but I am afraid that I will not be available." Let's wait for the next chance!"
After taking photos and going over the grand arch, you can really enter the campus.
When he stepped into the campus, Huang Tongyuan did not linger on the rows of donation monuments in front of him, nor did he rush to look at the scenery in the distance, but closed his eyes and took a deep breath, and said slowly after a long time: "Although I am a tourist, I finally came to Jingshi University and fulfilled my biggest dream since I went to school!"
Jiang Shuiyuan said: "Teacher Huang's biggest dream turned out to be to go to Jingshi University?"
"Of course, as a famous professor at our school said, it is the greatest regret of life to be able to get a higher education instead of a university in the world. ”
Although Ge Juntian and Chen Xuan did not speak, looking at the expressions on their faces, they undoubtedly agreed with Huang Tongyuan's point of view.
Jiang Shuiyuan asked with a smile: "Then in Mr. Huang's opinion, what is so good about Jingshi University?"
"Where's the good? I think it's good everywhere!"
"Mr. Ge and Mr. Chen, you have lived and studied here for four years, and you have the most right to speak. So what do you think is good about Jingshi University?"
Ge Juntian replied first: "In my opinion, the biggest and most outstanding thing about Jingshi University is that the faculty is strong. It can be said that more than half of the country's best researchers are at Jingshi University. For example, there is a professor Liu Seqing in the field of Chinese studies who is a professor of Chinese studies who is from the Chinese Academy of the school, and what he often says in class is: 'I will not talk about what has been taught by predecessors, I will not talk about what other teachers have said, I will not talk about what foreigners have said, I will not talk about what I have talked about in the past, and if I want to talk about it, I will only talk about it that no one has ever talked about.'" This is called 'I'd rather eat a bite of fresh peaches than half a basket of rotten apricots'. Think about it, with such an excellent teacher, why can't you cultivate outstanding students?"
"I see!" Jiang Shuiyuan realized.
Ge Juntian added: "It should be noted that when I say good teachers, I mean good teachers in universities, which are not quite the same as the standards of good teachers in middle schools. In middle school, a good teacher usually refers to the kind of campus nanny who uses all means to make you learn the textbook, pass the exam, and get a high score. When you get to college, don't expect a teacher to use this cramming teaching method to break and crumple knowledge points and feed them to your mouth. You can learn if you want to, and no one cares if you don't want to learn. Moreover, university teachers are very free in class, some teachers are very eloquent, witty, and have all aspects of knowledge at their fingertips, and many materials can be memorized in large sections, and there is no need to bring textbooks to class. For example, some teachers in the history department and the law school can be crowded into a lecture hall with a capacity of four to five hundred people! However, some teachers simply read from the textbook in class, reading from beginning to end according to the lecture notes, not cutting a word or reducing a word, and their hearts are like water, and their faces are expressionless. Like the French guy, the four-eyed dog, how did you describe him?"
Chen Xuan replied, "It's like a presbyterian pastor presiding over a funeral. ”
"Yes, it's like presiding over a funeral. And as soon as the bell rings for class, get up and go out immediately, never delay for half a second, even if a certain knowledge point is just halfway through. If someone asks him a question, he will always have only one answer: look it up!"
Huang Tongyuan was dumbfounded: "Then what's the use of having such a teacher?"
"Although the French teacher is very poor, his translation skills are second to none in the country. Important works of Chinese translation into French, such as "The Complete Works of Maupassant", "Selected Works of Balzac", and "Reminiscences of the Past", are all written by him, for which he was awarded the highest honorary legion by the Buddhist government, and is a banner in the French translation industry today. ”
Chen Xuan interjected with a smile: "Actually, this French teacher is not the worst, because there are many people who are worse than him." For example, the famous philosopher Feng Sansong, many people have read his great work, right? The class level is called a stinky, low, muddy voice, the key is to stutter, mentioning the name of Aristotle, often have to 'pressure, pressure' for a long time before 'Stotle' can come out. Therefore, when giving lectures, there are often four or five hundred people at the beginning, and after ten minutes, there are more than half of them, no more than 30 people survive half an hour, and at most four or five people can survive to the end, and there is not one in a hundred. ”
Huang Tongyuan said: "If you want me to say, such a person should go to a research institute or library to specialize in research, isn't it a mistake to stay in the classroom?"
Ge Juntian shook his fingers: "I don't agree with your point of view." What should I learn in college? Is it knowledge? If I want to learn knowledge, I need to find a bigger library and get a card, what kind of knowledge can't be learned? So in my opinion, the most important thing to learn in college should be method and temperament. Those famous masters sit there and have a casual conversation with you, and the information they convey to you may be much better than if you read ten books yourself. Even if he doesn't say a word, you will benefit a lot. This is what the ancients often said, 'Listening to your words is better than reading a book for ten years'. And what is the difference between those teachers who spit lotus flowers in class but can't do without the teaching materials at all, and storytellers and cross talk actors?"