At that time, the princes and kings asked their husbands to teach alone, one-on-one. People have money, power, and ability.

It's just that! It is a pity that the children of the princes and kings generally do not like to study.

Because as long as they inherit the titles of princes and kings, they can have everything. What he wants to learn is not all-round knowledge, not the knowledge of managing the world. But! How to drill the camp and let yourself inherit the throne.

The same is true for other hereditary aristocratic families, as long as the person who inherits the title legally dies, and then fights for the rights and conditions of inheritance, there is no need to learn knowledge, let knowledge go to hell!

He may be the most learned man in the world, but he is not able to pass on his knowledge to his students. What the students are learning is not taught by the master, it is a completely different subject. So! A gentleman who is a serious child, there is no place for him. And those who drill the camp have become the guests and teachers of some people.

Generally, wealthy families, especially those of official eunuchs, their children generally want to learn knowledge. Without knowledge, you can't be an official in the future. And these people, in general, are official schools. Officially run schools to train the children of such people.

For the general public, the way to receive education is generally nothing more than the education of parents, elders, and the elderly, and most of the opportunities to receive education are in the evening, or during work and rest time.

There is also a more general method of education, and that is to be exposed to it. Educate by watching others behave and listening to what others explain. So! For smart people, you don't need to go to school, you can learn knowledge as long as you are self-motivated.

For stupid people and people who don't like to learn, it's useless for you to teach one-on-one, people don't have that IQ, or don't want to learn at all.

Confucius wanted to run a private school, that is, he wanted to be a teacher for the children of ordinary people, to teach these people, so that these people could also receive formal education. That is, he wants universal education.

But here's the problem! The idea is beautiful, but there are two problems: one! You have to live on your own, and you don't have the funds to run a school. Two! If you charge too much tuition, there will be no students. If people can't afford to pay their tuition, they won't come to school.

In that era when education was not yet universal, people felt that it didn't matter if they went to school or not. If the tuition is too expensive, I won't go to school. If you don't charge tuition, I still have to consider whether my family can support a "college student" who eats for nothing.

Just like modern people go to university, it is much easier to go to university, but for people in poor areas and poor families, it is still a question whether they can afford to go to university. Even if the school doesn't need tuition, you still have to pay for your own living expenses!

Confucius's idea was: tuition fees are to be charged, but! Don't charge that much.

The king's family is a student made by several gentlemen, there are liberal arts teachers, there are martial arts teachers, and there are other subject teachers. Even! Some subjects still have several teachers. The cost is conceivable.

And the private school he opened was a gentleman who taught countless students and taught a variety of subjects. It not only teaches literacy, but also other knowledge and skills.

The king's family is a student who pays for many teachers, and his private education is that many students pay him for one teacher. How much can a student imagine paying for tuition?

Confucius's idea is! Keep tuition fees to a minimum! Make every student affordable and able to afford to go to school.

The problem of tuition fees and the problem of Mr.'s income was solved by Confucius.

One more question left: that is! There are many students, how do you teach a gentleman?

Confucius's idea is: categorical teaching, time-sharing teaching! Seniors teach younger students, and students learn from each other......

Specifically, it is not a subject that is taught all day and night, from beginning to end, until it is learned! No! But! Teach a little at a time and teach multiple subjects in a day. Take this subject in the morning and that subject in the afternoon. Or! Two subjects are taught in the morning and two subjects in the afternoon. Or! Be flexible with your teaching content.

This is the categorical pedagogy.

There is another way: seniors lead juniors! You are a senior, haven't you learned what the teacher taught? Good! You can help Mr. to teach your junior! Other than that! It's about students learning from each other. You don't learn, but you can learn from other classmates in normal times. Everyone learns from each other and makes progress together.

Such! It can reduce the teaching burden of teachers, and one teacher can teach countless students.

How much do you charge for tuition?

A student feeds his husband for a month, twelve months a year, as long as he accepts twelve students, the teacher's life will not be a problem. If you take in twenty-four students, the teacher can support one family. If he took in thirty-six students, the teacher's income would be enough to support two families.

And so on!

In fact! Any student can feed his teacher for a month, right? Feeding for half a year is not a problem.

In ancient times, the age of going to school was generally late, and it was generally about ten years old before going to school when they were almost sensible. Unlike modern times, I went to kindergarten at the age of three or four, and officially entered the first grade at the age of seven. At that time, children were generally able to help their parents do things. For example, taking care of younger siblings, laundry and cooking, and other things that can be done.

Since parents are willing to send their sons to school, they generally have that ability. Not to mention raising Mr. for a month, it is not a problem to raise Mr. for half a year or a year. It's not just a mouth.

How much does it cost? Confucius has not yet decided. Because! He can't be sure! What if the fees are too high and you can't recruit students? If the fee is low, it doesn't matter if he, a gentleman, is busy in vain, and he still has to support his family?

It's a good idea that you want universal education, but who's going to feed you?

So! You have to charge!

Where is there a private school that does not charge a fee?

Craftsmen and craftsmen take an apprentice, and they have to work for the master for free for a few years. If the master feels that he has lost money and teaches a person who robs him of his job to come out, he will not let you leave the teacher or let you go alone.

It is precisely because of the fear that the apprentice will rob the master of his job that the general craftsmen and craftsmen are family heirlooms and do not pass them on to outsiders. If you want to pass it on to outsiders, you have to sign a "lifetime agreement" or something. You have to follow Master for the rest of your life and work for Master for free. Wait until the Master dies before you can set up another portal, and so on.

Of course! Follow the master for a lifetime, and the master will generally pay you a salary so that you can support your family, or have a little surplus.

Confucius ran private schools to popularize education, and there was another idea, that is, work-study. For those students whose families are in difficulty, or students with special circumstances, you can consider allowing them to "work and study".

For example, like him before, he can earn some money by doing Confucian affairs and blowing trumpets for other people's funerals.

Of course! It's much more than that.

For example! Doing part-time jobs or stuff like that, or doing things like handicrafts. Anyway! Just make money!

It's really not good, can't you help people do coolies? For example! When the farm is busy, I go to help people do farm work. Or! Undertake some handicraft work and let the students work at night. You can not only learn a handicraft, but also earn money to pay for tuition, and even support your family.

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