Chapter 47: The Beginning of the Century
"Director Lin, you are reversing black and white!" the school committee member scolded, "As the director of education, you should teach students to behave well, study hard, and study professional skills and knowledge hard, instead of teaching students to ignore the essence of students - learning, and protest and demonstrate like those people in society." Remember, this is the school, don't bring some messy things into the students!"
"Bang bang!"
"This teacher said it well. This is a school, a place for students to learn and work hard, not a workplace!
"This is to attract international students to study abroad and expand Yenching's international presence. This is our plan for the next 100 years. The goal is to make Yenching the most influential university in the world in the next 100 years. This is a very ambitious goal. Those students, who don't understand this, have emotions, and we can all understand them. But you, as the director of Yanjing, are so short-sighted, I have to doubt that you are competent as the director of education!" another school committee member said coldly.
This can be described as murderous. It is to remove Zero from his position as the director of instruction, who has only been in office for one day.
"Great ideals, great plans, but how do you achieve them? rely on you, or with me?" Zero asked, "I don't think so." No matter how good we are, we can't represent the excellence of Yenching University, it is the students, these students, can represent Yenching University, and can represent the future. ”
Many school committees, whether they hate Lin Feng or support Lin Feng, can't refute this.
"The 100 international students enrolled in the Yenching Academy are indeed aiming for the future, but the more than 30,000 students from the headquarters and branches not only represent the future, but also the present. The teacher just said that don't bring in the mess in society, but it's unfair, it's the inevitable dross of society. Why should we at Yenching University treat every student unfairly? Is this the national condition with the characteristics of the Tang Dynasty? Is this good? Why can't we treat every student fairly?"
"Director Lin, you really don't have a backache when you stand and talk. Do you know how much money does it cost to spread to every student according to the standards of the Yenching Academy? The subsidy for a student of the Yenching Academy is $2,800 per month, and if it is spread to every student, it will be more than $86 million, more than 500 million Tang dollars, 12 months a year, how much do you calculate? This is just a subsidy, and there are all kinds of hardware facilities, which is a figure that our school is far from being able to bear. We are not a charity church, we are self-financing. What's more, from the perspective of human evolutionary history, limited resources naturally have to be invested in those students who are worth cultivating. Although the students who can enter Yenching University are the best students in each county and city. However, high school is high school and college is college, which are two different fields. Just because you're good in high school doesn't mean you're just as good in college. Another school committee member scolded.
"What's more, if you are rich, that will be the biggest disaster. If you lose competition, you lose the motivation to move forward. Last year, the Ministry of Education conducted a survey that 20 years ago, the number of colleges and universities was very small, so in order to get into college, all students had to study hard. Nowadays, there are so many colleges and universities that you can find one if you want to study. Comparing the scores of the college entrance examination in the two periods, the average score of the college entrance examination 20 years ago was 85.5 points higher than the average score of the college entrance examination today! This is a very appalling number. Although there are more educational platforms, it is clear that students are no longer as hard at learning as they used to be. If our school also adopts Equal Wealth, I am afraid that the quality of the students it will cultivate will be far lower than it is now! That will not be able to accomplish our next 100-year plan at all!" added another school committee.
Without exception, basically, the vast majority of the school committee members opposed Lin Feng's actions, and actually encouraged students to demonstrate and protest, and even asked them to go to the education committee. This is adding to the blockage of the school and putting ashes on the face of Yenching University.
"Yes, survival of the fittest, the law of nature, and the law of the jungle. I have always supported this!" Zero kept smiling in the face of the accusations of many school committees, and his tone was always unhurried and methodical, which made the few who supported Lin Feng, as well as the principal, nodded secretly.
"But the school did one thing wrong, that is, opportunity! Opportunity for fair competition! You have given high welfare treatment to overseas students, of course, those international students who can enter the Yenching Academy must be top students and elites. But our students at Yenching University are also elites. The school didn't give them a chance to compete fairly. I think this is contrary to our goal of becoming the most influential university in the world. Zero said.
Many school committees were about to ridicule each other again, and this time, the principal spoke.
"So, Director Lin, what do you propose?" the principal asked.
"I think that the number of places in the Yenching Academy should be increased, 100 places is too little, not to mention us Datang students, even if it is not given to international students. We should at least increase this number to 200 or even more. Half of them are given to Datang students, so that they can enter the Yenching Academy and PK with those international students. Every quarter, the last elimination system is adopted, and the students who are not good enough are eliminated, and more outstanding students are entered. In this way, students can be promoted to continue to improve. In the competition, let my Datang students go to the pinnacle of life!" Zero said.
This statement was thought about by many school committees and felt that it was quite feasible. After all, the purpose of founding Yenching Academy is not only to expand its international influence, but also to form a healthy competition between Datang students and international students, so as to promote the progress of Datang students.
It's just that at present, this has become a handle for Datang students to criticize. And this handle is not to give Datang students a chance.
The Headmaster nodded.
"Well, I think it's doable. This is in line with our original intention of creating the Yenching Academy!" said the principal.
The principal has made a decision here, and those school committees who have always looked at Lin Feng unpleasantly are a little anxious. These opposition factions belong to the old school, if Lin Feng is allowed to 'act recklessly' like this, they still have status. When the time comes, won't we have to look up to the snort of these revolutionaries all day long?
"The suggestion is good, but there is one of the most critical issues, money! Without money, these benefits are all empty talk. 100 places, all aspects combined, the annual investment required is 100 million! Director Lin, where does this money come from? Can you bring in 100 million sponsorship?" the school committee sneered.
Zero smiled.
The headmaster smiled too.