Chapter VI Examination-oriented Education
Hearing Cai Yong say this, Gao Ye didn't feel strange at all. The transmission of knowledge has been a big issue since all times. From the private learning of Confucius, Mozi and others in the Spring and Autumn Period to the emergence of official schools such as Jixia School Palace in the Warring States Period, they are all the exploration and contributions of the ancients to the cause of education. Today's Yingchuan Academy has inherited the experience and wisdom of the ancients on the one hand, but on the other hand, it is also experiencing many things that no one has ever experienced before. Cai Yong is now the de facto head of the academy, and it is normal for him to feel that he is not able to control such a academy. Later generations of great men once made bold remarks, calling them to cross the river by feeling the stones. If a person is not in that position, where will he know how difficult it is to cross the river by feeling the stones.
Centennial plan, education-oriented, this is not a trivial matter, the river is wide enough and deep enough, so that no one can be careless. After all, even after 2,000 years, isn't everyone complaining about the education system and calling for education reform? Fortunately, the problems that Cai Yong and others will face now have been experienced by many later generations, where is the whirlpool, where is the undercurrent, and the high night knows some. However, Gao Ye also knew in his heart that with Cai Yong's ability and his experience at the helm of the academy for so many years, the questions he could ask would definitely not be simple questions. If I really don't have anything to do, I can only touch the stones with everyone. Fortunately, now that he is an official residence, he does not need to fight everywhere, and he can do more for the construction of the academy!
Today's Zheng Xuan, as if he has already regarded himself as a member of the academy, heard the topic of the construction of the academy, and also changed his smile, just like Cai Yong, looking at Gao Ye with a serious face. This made Gao Ye feel a little nervous, as long as he looked at the serious appearance of the two of them, Gao Ye felt that the question raised by the two of them today was not simple, and it was not easy to answer. Gao Ye took a long breath, took a sip of tea, and prepared to suppress the shock.
Sure enough, Cai Yong said as soon as he opened his mouth: "The most troublesome thing now is the students, most of these students are children of various families, or someone in the family is an official in the court." These people have uneven levels of learning, and some of them can't even memorize a copy of the Analects. I don't know how to read a show! Although such students are only a very small number, when they enter the academy, they not only make other students complain, but also a burden for teachers. ”
Gao Ye almost didn't squirt out a sip of tea when he heard this, to be honest, Yingchuan has been from Xun Jing and Cai Yong at the beginning, to the joining of various teachers now, and the name of Yingchuan Academy has already resounded all over the world. Nowadays, the officials and families of Yan, Yu, and Xu don't want to send their children to the academy? There are not only famous Confucianism all over the world, but also countless out-of-print collections, complete teaching system, and complete infrastructure. Overcrowding is also not a strange thing. The strange thing is that with Cai Yong's temperament, Zheng Xuan's temperament actually has such a magical thing as going through the back door, how can this make Gao Ye not surprised.
finally swallowed this tea into his stomach, and then he said strangely: "Students should be recruited, don't you just refuse a few people like this, and you still suffer from this idleness?" The academy is not an officialdom, just by virtue of the reputation of the two of you, who would dare to say no to these people who do not learn and have no skills! ”
Cai Yong said with a wry smile when he heard this: "What you said is easy!" Cai Yong said with a long sigh and said, "Now that Meng De is the dean of this academy, in your words, he is nominally the supreme leader of this academy. If he wants to fight Xuzhou and Yuan Shao, he doesn't need to be stable internally? Throw these children to the academy, you think it's a person, I will give him face! If it weren't for you, ......" Speaking of this, Cai Yong still stretched out his finger and pointed at Gao Ye, and then continued: "What kind of situation are you, I don't say that you yourself understand it in your heart, I did this, first, because I don't want you to have internal chaos when you are fighting on the front line; Second, isn't it to increase his influence in the academy, to make him feel at ease! As a result, you... You, I took great pains, you are so ridiculous in Yecheng, you let me say what is good about you! ”
Gao Ye could only smile bitterly when he heard this, it seemed that he had done something in Yecheng, and Cai Yong was really dissatisfied. Even if he knew in his heart why he was doing this, he couldn't accept what he was doing. Also, for Cai Yong, the reputation of a person is the heaviest. Gao Ye's self-defiling behavior, if it was put on Cai Yong's body, he would have to commit suicide by hitting the wall. To be honest, Gao Ye hopes that Cao Cao can have such thoughts like Cai Yong. But Gao Ye himself also understood that he was purely thinking too much. If a generation of traitors is so pedantic, how can there be three parts of the world, and where does the Great Wei come from?
Now Cai Yong is three sentences will not leave Yecheng, so Gao Ye, who has secretly breathed a sigh of relief, can't help but be worried again. Cai Yong can't get over this hurdle, maybe he will have a seizure one day in the future. However, Gao Ye felt that he had to change the topic quickly, so he hurriedly said: "The matter of Yecheng is insignificant, and the development of the academy must not be careless. There is nothing that can be done about those who have already entered the academy, just divide these people and form a class. Although these children are not good at learning, as long as they can learn, I think they can still do it. ”
Cai Yong nodded when he heard this, and said, "I have already organized them into a separate class and sent a few disciples of Kang Chenggong to teach them. But this treats the symptoms but not the root cause, and there will be such students coming in in the future, can't we open a separate class for them every year? Now that the teachers of my academy are all good learners, not to mention whether they will become famous in the future, even if they teach in the academy for a lifetime, let them teach these students? ”
Gao Ye shook his head and said, "Where do these students need Kang Chenggong's high-level teaching, let the more famous students in the academy teach them." As for the future, when I see that the academy will simplify the selection of students, it should replace the recommendation with the examination. What is their level, and everything is clear in one test paper, so why is it difficult? In my opinion, in the future, the college will set a good date, and a big examination will be held every two years or even every year, as long as those who think they are talented, they can sign up, and those who pass the examination will be directly admitted. ”
Zheng Xuan didn't wait for Cai Yong to answer, and said directly: "The exam can be regarded as a method, but with only one test paper, it is difficult to understand what a student has learned in his chest." Moreover, now that the academy is famous, there must be many people who want to come to the academy to study. When the time comes, what will be tested in the academy, I am afraid that everyone will try their best to learn something, so that no one will study other studies? ”
Cai Yong also nodded when he heard this: "Yes, in this way, it can be said that it is a small loss, and I don't think it's appropriate." Besides, now they still need the support of the family, and if you do this, won't it chill their hearts! I heard that in Liyang, Meng De searched for a lot of letters from ministers at all levels who fornicated with Yuan Shao, and in the end, they were not burned and not investigated. Their loyalty is not much in Mengde, and if the method is too strong, I am afraid that it will backfire. ”
Gao Ye sneered and said, "These wall grasses. After taking a sip of tea, he took a deep breath and said calmly: "The so-called loyalty is nothing more than not enough bargaining chips for betrayal. Now that Guandu has won a big victory, the prestige of Sikong is unparalleled for a while, how dare these people make a mistake! If the official system is reformed, their interests will inevitably rebound strongly, but the academy, I think it's no problem. If you're worried about your father-in-law, it's better to do this, the exam and the promotion go hand in hand, and you can correct it slowly. Although Yuan Shao is now defeated, the hundred-legged insect is dead but not stiff, and it will take several years to completely pacify Hebei. When Hebei is truly calmed, the threat of these people will be much smaller, and by that time the examination has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and everything will fall into place, which is not a bad policy. ”
Seeing that Cai Yong was deep in thought, Gao Ye immediately turned his head to look at Zheng Xuan on the other side and said, "As for how to use a test paper to test the true level of students, this is indeed a difficult problem. But now that primary schools and libraries are being built in various places, and the descendants of the soldiers can study for free, the number of students is inevitable. When the troubled times are calmed down and the rule of the world comes, there are even more people who study like carp crossing the river, if the promotion system is still used, it will not only increase the workload, but also not help the best among the people to enter the academy. ”
Seeing that Cai Yong also looked at him, Gao Ye continued: "I am an official and a Situ, and it is also my duty to educate the people, and the popularization of education for all is already in my plan. I also mentioned this point in the material just now, and you can refer to it carefully when the time comes. Speaking of this, Gao Ye sighed again, although he strongly advocated the exam, Zheng Xuan's worries were not unreasonable. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, the students of later generations worked hard for a college entrance examination for many years! Others don't know these things, how can Gao Ye not know! But after all, exams have the benefits of exams, and standards often mean fairness, especially in this era, if you want to break the academic monopoly of the family, it is essential to take exams.
Therefore, Gao Ye said with a tangled face: "As for how to take the exam, to be honest, I don't have a clue yet. However, it is of great significance to implement a system of taking materials for examinations. Although there are some drawbacks, we should not give up food because of choking, but it is better to try more, accumulate experience, develop strengths and avoid weaknesses, and find a set of practical methods. And these students can't take the exam this year, they can still come to the exam next year, and if they don't succeed once, there will be the next time. ”
Seeing that Cai Yong and Zheng Xuan nodded frequently, Gao Ye continued: "As for Kang Chenggong's fear that the results of the exam will make the subjects that are not examined unattended, this is indeed a problem. I think that if we want to solve this problem, we need to start with the school system. Nowadays, Yingchuan Academy has gathered the world's great sages, and it can be said that it is the highest university in the Han Dynasty, so why not divide education into basic education and higher education......"
Gao Ye told the two of them about the junior high school and university system in the future. Gao Ye combined the questions of the two of them, as well as his own school experience in later life, to show this school system in front of the two of them. The three of them chatted until the middle of the moon, and this was the end.