Chapter 188: Cheap Education

An ordinary tenant farmer who wants to accumulate dozens of oceans can't do it in three or five years, and this money is only enough for the cost of one application. If you pay a little attention to those masters in the Republic of China, you will find that most of them are from wealthy backgrounds, even if they are a little broken, they can still come up with this registration fee.

And they have relatives with each other, teachers and students and the like, and even fathers and sons are cultural celebrities. It's not about how good their genetics are or how good their upbringing is. Instead, the natural threshold automatically isolates the children of poor families from the school gates, and they are not even eligible to sign up.

In later generations, there were also many people who lamented that the starting line was different and complained about the unfairness of education, but in the so-called era of the Republic of China, where there were many masters, the vast majority of people were not qualified to enter the arena, let alone any starting line, and the children of poor families were completely isolated from the school by a glass ceiling.

In fact, this situation can't help but remind Zhang Tinglan of India in later generations, the combination of 100 million people and one billion livestock! The Brahmin Kshatriya monopolized education, controlled the upper class of society, and lived a life comparable to Europe and the United States, while the people at the bottom were struggling to make a living, in fact, how similar to the situation of the Republic of China, except that the Republic of China was prone to wars and turmoil, and it was even more unbearable.

Zhang Tinglan put this question out, Zhang Boling's face was a little abnormal, he glanced at Zhang Tinglan, and then said: "Presumably you are Mr. Zhang Tinglan, last time you scolded Yang Shuqing, famous in Beijing City, I think you are the only one who has such a sharp edge!" ”

"It doesn't matter who I am, I just want to know that the government's money is collected from the common people and then allocated to the school, and as a result, the money can only be enjoyed by the children of the rich family, and the children of the poor can't even touch the school gate, is this situation fair?"

"The state has limited financial resources, and it concentrates this money on the best students. There is no way to make them into pillars of talent, and then they can save the fate of the country. Zhang Boling said earnestly, which seemed to make sense.

However, as soon as he said this, Zhang Xueliang, who was hiding behind the crowd and watching, chuckled in his heart, this Mr. Zhang also shouted loudly when he was speaking, and shouted that everyone should become self-reliant and self-reliant, and shoulder the mission of saving the country, how can it become to educate the rich and abandon the majority of the poor in a blink of an eye!

Compared to Zhang Xueliang. Yu Fengzhi is older and more mature, and she also feels a little strange in her ears, but she is still telling herself. It's just a stopgap measure, idols won't be so unbearable.

"Mr. Zhang. You seem to be stealing from the pillars. Yang Yuting, who was on the side, suddenly spoke: "Rich children and outstanding students can't be confused. There are also many geniuses in poor families, and it is arbitrary to distinguish between good and bad by rich and poor! ”

When Yang Yuting and Zhang Tinglan were chatting, they also mentioned the issue of education, but as soon as they heard Zhang Boling's words today, Yang Yuting couldn't help but interject. Aren't these scholars usually preaching equality for all, but why did they forget about it at a critical moment?

Zhang Boling has dealt with many high-ranking officials of the Beiyang government, no matter what he says. Everyone else only listened attentively and didn't dare to refute it at all, but in this little Fengtian, the situation has changed, and Zhang Boling's heart is also thinking about countermeasures.

"Of course, it can't be confused, but the rich children have a broad vision, know more, understand more, and it is easier to cultivate. And it is not to completely exclude the poor, as long as they are good enough to be admitted to the school, the school should also provide scholarships. ”

"In my eyes, there is no such thing as being excellent or not." Zhang Tinglan took over the conversation: "I only have two criteria for evaluating a person: useful and useless. What people are useful is people who can promote the development of the country's industry and enhance the country's scientific research. As for those rich children who don't have to worry about food and clothing, are they willing to go to the factory floor after graduation? Would you like to go to the fields? Are you willing to suffer in the army? I think most of them are unwilling, they will definitely engage in some noble professions, write articles, engage in cultural studies, these people are what I think are useless people, the country's precious educational resources, not to be wasted on them. ”

Zhang Tinglan continued: "As for the so-called scholarship, it is a trick to cover people's ears, there are more than ninety percent of the poor in this country, and after the school, more than ninety percent are the children of the rich, this scholarship is too pitiful!" ”

Wang Yongjiang and Zhang Zuolin, who had not squeaked, glanced at each other, both of them were very smart characters, and they quickly understood Zhang Tinglan's train of thought, and at the same time they had no superstition about Zhang Boling.

Lao Zhang wants to run education, but also wants to cultivate a group of talents who can be used, who understand military affairs, economics, science and engineering, and agriculture, in short, there is no need to write articles.

Zhang Boling's face became more and more gloomy, he thought that when he arrived at the Shuaifu today, he would talk about it, and then Zhang Zuolin was really impressed and could provide some education funds, but the actual situation was not like this, and today it was more like a Hongmen banquet.

He tried to calm his mind, and then said: "This is a bit extreme, our time also needs someone to wake up the people, and someone needs to write articles." In addition, I also advocate common development in many aspects and learn Western scientific knowledge. ”

Zhang Boling's concept of running a school is very advanced in the Republic of China, but Zhang Tinglan also clearly sees that he still does not see the essence of education, or the interest class he belongs to, which determines that he will never touch it.

"China is now poor and weak, and the survival of the nation hangs by a thread, just like a hungry and thirsty person, who is about to die. It is as if this hungry and thirsty man who cultivates a university scholar who writes articles and plays culture sells all his savings and buys back a fur coat that looks good in wear, but can only make him die faster. Mr. Zhang advocates cultivating talents with all-round development of morality, intellect and physique, which is naturally a progress, but your progress is like not buying leather clothes, buying a table full of Han people, after eating, you still can't help but starve to death! ”

When Zhang Tinglan said this, Wang Yongjiang couldn't help but smile and said: "For this person, the most realistic thing is to change a bunch of nests, which is not delicious, but hungry." Therefore, we should do the same in education, we do not have to pursue things that are empty holes, but we should settle down and cultivate a group of jishu workers who can bury their heads in work, cultivate a group of ordinary teaching craftsmen, and cultivate a group of practical medical, legal, and commercial talents. ”

Wang Yongjiang is in charge of Fengtian's civil affairs work, and when he says this, it is tantamount to finalizing the general direction of Fengtian's education, and even Lao Zhang cannot refute it.

Zhang Tinglan is also a lot relieved, in history, Zhang Zuolin was also very attentive to education, and 40% of the local finance was thrown into the field of education, which can be said to be doing his best, but it still did not really make the Feng Department strong. In Zhang Tinglan's view, if most of the funds can be used to eradicate illiteracy, vigorously open technical schools, and build up their own workers, they may be able to play a more important role.

Zhang Boling tried his best to maintain peace, but his heart was already surging up, he could no longer passively accept questions like a light breeze, and he had to take the initiative to find the other party's loopholes.

"Since I think Zhang's concept is wrong, then I would like to ask, does the Fengtian government have the financial resources to give all young people twenty or thirty yuan in fees, and can Fengtian guarantee that everyone will be enrolled?"

"We don't have to waste it at all, the right to recruit students from secondary schools and universities cannot be handed over to schools, but must be taken back by the government, and we set up test centers in each county and larger villages and towns, and students can take the test nearby, and then admit students according to their scores."

"Ridiculous!" Zhang Boling finally couldn't hold it back: "You do this, where is the independence of education, where is the value of the university, each school has a different way of cultivating talents, so it is necessary to teach students according to their aptitude, the university does not even have the power to gate, who dares to accept such students?" ”

"I didn't say that I don't give universities the right to choose, but any power must be limited, after the government unified recruitment, after the student has obtained the qualification for further education, the university can conduct another entrance examination and finally determine the admission personnel."

"Isn't this redundant, so many learned and knowledgeable teachers and professors in universities still not guarantee fairness?"

"Of course not, haven't some universities been admitted with zero scores in recent years? How many people who are seriously biased have been accepted into the university, and because of weishenme, everyone has an account in their hearts, no matter how nice they say, how many of these professors are selfless, and education must not become a private toy for scholars and professors! ”

Zhang Boling's face was pale, obviously extremely dissatisfied with Zhang Tinglan's views, but he couldn't find anything to refute, besides, this was people's home field, so he could only snort angrily: "Those who run private schools, should they also be regulated?" ”

"If you want to be fair, you have to treat everyone equally."

"You are doing something wrong, according to your methods, where is the freedom of education, where is the independence of education, where is the dignity of the university. I'm afraid that in the future, the school will become a toy in the hands of you warlords, and if you want to cultivate a bunch of thoughtless and obedient tools, and want to enslave the whole nation, people of insight in the world will not agree! ”

After Zhang Boling finished speaking, he turned around and left the Shuai Mansion, and everyone present frowned. Lao Zhang looked at Zhang Boling's back, shook his head, and then said: "No matter what these literati think or think, I support the humble opinion, good steel must be used on the blade." ”

Wang Yongjiang also said with a smile on the side: "That's right, we can't control other places, at least in Mukden, we have to do this, I think the method of unified examination is very good, this can ensure the most basic fairness, and can select talents in the largest range, as long as they pass the exam, they can have the qualification to go on to higher education, and then go to choose a school, which can reduce a lot of costs." ”

"Mr. Min Yuan, if we want more students to receive education, in the final analysis, we must reduce the cost of education, run more primary and secondary schools, and provide compulsory education. (To be continued......)

PS: There are several more monthly passes, the small one bows and thanks, and continues to beg, and the small one buries himself in the code.