395. Contradictions
"Do you preside over the compilation of textbooks?" Adam is a little interested, compiling textbooks is a good way to precipitate his own magic system and understand the rest of the magic system, which can fill in Adam's heritage very well, and it is likely that some better magic ideas will be born under the bypass.
However...
Croft looked at Adam with a smile and said, "Although you are a genius, your genius shows a broader vision and thinking than ordinary mages, and in terms of foundation, you are far from reaching the level of senior mages of various departments, and it is not your turn to preside over the compilation of teaching materials." ”
Adam was stunned.
"It's the new electrical department, well, that is, your electromagnetic department, and the textbooks of this department need you to complete. The first-level magic electrostatic shield you created can be said to completely negate the existence value of the original electric magic, and you are responsible for establishing this system. ”
Electrostatic shielding is a magic created by Adam after his first mission returns, based on the principles of Faraday cages. ,
Adam nodded, this is as it should be, after the successful verification of Maxwell's equations, the classical theory of electromagnetism has been completed, which is enough for ordinary mages to successfully advance to extradimensionality.
This is good for Adam, now that his life is long enough, and the Quaternary is still almost endless years from reaching the end, he has enough time to nurture and wait for new people to grow up and help him perfect the electromagnetic system together.
"Of course, if you want, you can talk to the mages in charge of writing, and what you get is up to you. I have another thing to do with you. Croft paused, then continued:
"It's a very important reform, but you know, for mages, from ancient times to modern times, no one has ever done such a thing, what should be done, what needs to be done, I want to hear your opinion. ”
This is indeed a rather embarrassing matter, when the mages have lowered their condescending gaze and cast their eyes on ordinary people who have been selectively ignored, they actually find themselves at a loss.
Obviously, the old selection system is no longer applicable, but if we really invest educational resources in every ordinary life without discrimination, how can we ensure that we cultivate elites who can be used, rather than moths rooted in the system.
This question is not about strength or intelligence, it is only about experience, and Adam doesn't need to think about it, and he can easily say: "It's very simple, and it can be solved by grading." Grading academies, but also apprentices and ordinary people. ”
"First of all, divide education into three classes, compulsory, secondary and higher education. ”
Adam explained: "Compulsory education is for all ordinary people, whether they have the gift of a mage or not. It is better to establish a standardized, standardized, and process-oriented academy in every city on the continent of the new academy at the expense of the council, and the same knowledge needs to be imparted in such an academy, and the main purpose is to open up the wisdom of the people, so that they can move from ignorance to self-knowledge. It is unlikely that all of these people will have the talents of mages, but through basic education, they will be able to find suitable jobs and positions from the knowledge they have acquired, and get rid of the status quo of the old era when the aristocracy ruled over mortals and the commoners could only farm and graze. ”
Croft listened attentively and recorded everything Adam had to say.
"I think three to five years is the best time for compulsory education, and after reaching this time limit, those who have no talent will be forced to graduate, and those who are talented will be promoted to secondary education. ”
"At this stage, the middle academy accommodates relatively intelligent people, and for mortals without qualifications, they can be trained in a targeted manner. For example, the manager of a city, or the operator of a mage's workshop. For mortals with mage qualifications, they can be taught basic magical knowledge, meditation methods, runes, low-level magic, and so on. These people do not necessarily have the ability to become mages, and after graduating from secondary colleges, they can also take on the work of the above positions, and through their training, they can make the operation of the lower level of mage society more efficient. ”
"Compulsory education is completely free, secondary education is appropriately charged, there is no fixed time, and as long as the tuition fees can continue to be paid, the students can stay in the academy forever. ”
"At the tertiary level, only elite apprentices with qualifications to become mages are trained. Academies at this level should be established directly by the Holy Tower or the High Tower, imparting them a higher level of knowledge. ”
Speaking of this, Croft asked, "The three-stage education is very good, but how is the level of apprentices and mortals divided?"
"Pass the exam. ”
"The examination should be composed of two parts: theory and actual combat, and the compulsory education stage or the theoretical test for mortals is the main one, because we can't expect mortals to have any combat power, and they have at most the physical fitness of knights or great knights. ”
"But for mage apprentices, the two should go hand in hand, but it doesn't mean that if one aspect is unqualified, you should give up training, after all, some mages are good at research, and some are good at fighting. This is also one of the tasks of the Higher Education Institute, which provides targeted training for apprentices. ”
Adam stopped talking about this, what he said was that these are frames, and the details need to be filled in according to the mage's situation, but this framework is generally no problem, and it can be used directly.
Croft thought for a moment and said, "Your plan is good, but I have a question. ”
Adam listened.
"Isn't it too easy for knowledge to come by, too easy for resources to come by, too easy for guidance, and will the new generation of mortals, apprentices, mages, cherish all that they have acquired? If they take it for granted, then this reform, no matter how successful it is, is essentially a failure.
This process gives them a way to rise, but whether it is an exam or a grade, it is too gentle. Will the newcomers cultivated in this way have the current mages, like you, like every mage who is fighting in the other world, with the belief that they will overcome all obstacles and be fearless of everything?"
There is also a sentence that Croft did not say to Adam that she did not want all mages in the future to be like those free extradimensional beings who make up the consortium plutocracy, that would be a disaster, perhaps more serious, a precursor to decay.
Adam was silent, people are different.
Not everyone is one of these true spirits who initiated revolutions to change the world, and not everyone has Adam's will to search for the truth.
There are seekers who are desperate for their ideals, and there are depraved people who are greedy for comfort and pleasure, and no one can change this, not even the magic net.