Chapter 124: Official and Private Learning (II)
Chen Fei is already planning to set up a private school, that is, a private school that he invests in, so that more people can get the opportunity to study as much as possible. But this teacher is not easy to find, because educated people in ancient times were very rare, and if you want to hire this kind of person, not to mention whether you can hire them, let's just say that Chen Fei can't afford to hire them. If it is a small number of people, it can still afford it. But if this private school covers the whole country in the future, then Chen Fei can't bear it in the end. So how can you hire cheap teachers, so that can be used as a sustainable path.
"Chen County Order, I have a proposal. We might as well waive the tuition fees for all our students and then let them serve us on a voluntary basis when they are done. We let them serve for a third of the time they study under our mentors, that is, if they can do it in three years, then we let them serve us for one year. In this way, we can also get a large number of teachers, and these students can also experience the difficulty of teaching back then, and they will really feel that the teacher's kindness is as deep as the sea! β
Chen Fei was also shocked when he heard Ning Shuyu's words, this is really a good way. Since your own private education can teach many students, it is completely possible to select a group of people from these students as teachers, and then continue in a steady stream. It is completely possible to sign an agreement with these students, and how many years must serve the school after graduation, βwhich β β β β is similar to the later commissioned training model. If you can let Chen Fei, the student of the academy in the future, serve as the teacher of the academy, then this can be passed on step by step. It is possible to teach dozens of people from one teacher, and then dozens of people can be expanded again to hundreds.
"Well, this is the same as the pin of later generations. It's all upline development and downline, but we're here to develop education. In this way, as long as the funds can keep up, there is no need to worry about the shortage of teachers. After graduation, each batch of students will serve as teachers for the school, and it will be passed on layer by layer. In the end, this private school can be expanded to the whole country. Chen Fei thought.
This method is good, but of course it can only be used in ancient times. Under normal circumstances, even if the college teaches the students in later generations, the college cannot force the students to serve themselves. In ancient times, Chen Fei could let students serve for a certain number of years by exempting them from tuition, and then let them continue to teach students. And such a condition was completely reasonable and legal in ancient times, so it is completely possible to make this agreement. In this way, as long as the funds can keep up, there is no need to worry about expanding the scale without teachers.
As for this method, it is not without flaws, that is, it can only be used as a low-end education, and it is not easy to carry out high-end education. Because these students are new graduates, they are not enough to become senior professors. However, Chen Fei established this private school. It's just the idea of universal education. Universal education, especially universal basic education, so these low-quality teachers are enough to be competent for the enlightenment education of ordinary Mongolian children.
"Ning Shuyu, who do you say can assume the position of the mountain chief of this academy?" Chen Fei asked.
The leader of the ancient academy was called Shanchang, so Chen Fei also followed the customs.
Ning Shuyu thought about it for a moment and said, "If Chen County Order you can take a fancy to me, then I am willing to be responsible for helping Chen County Order form this private school." β
"Oh? You are willing, you are now a teaching assistant at the county school, and you have the opportunity to become a court official. But if you quit this teaching assistant position, then you are probably going to become an ordinary teacher. Chen Fei said.
Ning Shuyu also said sincerely: "Chen County Ling is the best official I have ever seen. When you are in the county order, you will think about the livelihood of the people in the world. Now Chen County has selflessly come up with a method of raising chickens, so that the people can afford to eat meat in the future, which is a great merit. And Chen County ordered you to be able to call yourself a public servant of the people. That's the true love for the people. Now that Chen Xianling wants to make it possible for the people of the world to be able to afford to read, then why not help in the future? Since the Chen County Order is so ambitious, then I am willing to follow the Chen County Order and let the people read. β
Chen Fei didn't expect that he actually had a follower. This Ning Shuyu is different from those scribes in the county government. Those scribes and subordinates were only because Chen Fei was a county order, and it was their superiors who would follow him. But if Chen Fei is not a county order, he is even just transferred. These scribes will not be obedient either. This Ning Shuyu is different, he actually wants to give up his identity as a county school assistant teacher and help Chen Fei take care of Chen Fei's private school, so he can be said to be Chen Fei's follower.
"Well, in that case, then I'll leave this matter to you! After a while, you go and recruit some scholars who are willing to teach, and then recruit some five to seven-year-old Mengtong children in Shuo County, and then enlighten them. We educate them so that they can read and write. After several years of education, it is completely possible for them to know most of the commonly used words, and then teach them a subset of commonly used scriptures and histories. How long will it take to get this done? Chen Fei asked.
"It's going to take about six years!" Ning Shuyu said.
Chen Fei also continued: "Teach them for six years, and then let them serve us for two years and serve as teachers for two years." As for where they want to go in the future, whether they want to pass the imperial examination for an official position or take another path, that is their own business. If they think of our incense, it is also their righteousness. β
Chen Fei proposed this method, in fact, he wanted to popularize education, so that the people of Datang could get education as much as possible. Of course, Chen Fei knows that it is impossible for everyone to get an education in this era, but at least it should not be difficult for the vast majority of people to be literate. Literacy and literacy are not equated. The former is much easier, and it doesn't even take a year. The latter is something that has to be taught over many years. However, as long as Chen Fei can increase the literacy rate of Datang to more than 50%, the culture of Datang will naturally gradually develop. After all, after the people are literate, that is, they will naturally teach the people around them, and in the end, under these teachings, many people will be literate. In this way, Chen Fei's idea of popularizing culture can be achieved. (To be continued......)