Chapter 40 Education with Catalan Characteristics
Not only did many smart people in the city notice the new and vast market, but Catalan officials also noticed Monica's move.
The Government then submitted a report to the Governor, who in turn submitted it to Alfonso.
Campos is now deliberately involving Alfonso in Catalonia's affairs.
Otherwise, it would not be a good sign for him to convey everything.
The Governor did want to be a minister, but not in a way that overshadowed the monarch, and he didn't think he could control Alfonso.
"Good! Encourage and support this kind of behavior! Alfonso read the report with satisfaction and set the tone for the matter.
"Hmm—" Campos bowed slightly, which was what he was thinking.
"This trusteeship model is mainly for civilians and the poor, and I think it is very good for freeing up labor and maintaining social stability." Campos spoke his mind.
Alfonso smiled: "What you said is naturally fine, I also see it that way, but there is another benefit you didn't mention." ”
He stretched out his index finger and shook it, and instead of playing dumb with the governor, he said directly: "Education, this is very good for education!"
The model of primary, secondary, and university is geared towards the rich and middle class, and the cost of tuition, books, and meals is unaffordable for the common people.
But isn't this nursery now for children aged 7 to 12? It's just the right time to learn.
We put a teacher and a blackboard in each nursery school, and each child can be given a notebook to run the education business.
You don't need to arrange textbooks, just do a basic education, as long as you can read and write 200 common words when you graduate, and you can calculate addition and subtraction within 100, it will be considered a success! ”
Campos was shocked, there was a model similar to the nursery school on the British and French sides, but because the children enrolled there were younger, no one thought of assigning them a teacher.
It was a revelation to Alfonso today that more and more people had noticed the importance of education, and the Governor was one of them.
However, education in Catalonia has been tepid in the past, and civilians prefer to raise their children at home, and when they reach a certain age, they will be sent directly to work in factories, so as to minimize the cost of raising children.
Maybe in their opinion, they are all going to the factory anyway, and it's the same whether they learn or not.
But this is not the case at all in society as a whole, and the more literate people there are, the more talented researchers can be born.
The development of high-end industries also requires literate people, otherwise they can't even understand the machine instructions and button names, and they can't talk about moving towards high-end.
"Good, good, Your Highness, you are really a genius." The Governor was a man of a lively mind, but he was limited by the times, and soon came up with a few suggestions.
"In this way, we have turned the nursery into a chain model, with about 50 children in one nursery and one teacher.
Even if you solve the education problem of 10,000 people, you only need 200 teachers, and the cost is very low, after all, this teacher does not need to be of high level.
Anyway, it doesn't cost much, the money is directly issued by the government department, as long as it doesn't cost money, the owners of those custodian houses will be happy.
There is a teacher who can help them manage the children, otherwise it will be difficult to get them back if they run out to play.
Although it is only possible to train students who understand the basics, but to develop industry, this level is enough, good! Good! Good! ”
The Governor said three good words in succession, which shows that he was excited, and it was evident that he had been troubled by the problem of education for a long time.
He tried before, and no matter how hard he tried to publicize it, very few people went to the school to sign up.
The cost of the school is there, and it can't be reduced much, but this trusteeship can be set up by finding a big room and recruiting a teacher.
People who have the desire and talent to learn will naturally want to learn higher knowledge after receiving basic education.
Just arrange a nursery school to go to a normal school for the entrance exam.
"What a good educational strategy for the more backward areas!" The Viceroy was not shy about calling his territory backward, and Catalonia was backward compared to Britain, France and Prussia.
Although the income level of the above-mentioned countries has been temporarily maintained by relying on natural resources and low-end industries, the gap is bound to widen over time.
Campos left in a hurry, and he couldn't wait to arrange the educational career.
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The Governor-General is extremely efficient, and a special grant of funds to the education department will be received within three days.
With money, it is too easy to recruit hundreds of teachers of average level, and you can find them in the city of Barcelona.
As the Governor was arranging the matter, he suddenly recalled that Alfonso had said that there was strength in the army with knowledge.
I thought about recruiting all of them, and they didn't miss these teachers, and recruited an additional batch of them to be arranged into the army, and in this way, Leo and they added an extra cultural class in addition to exercising, dancing knives and guns.
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On this day, Leo hears a message from someone saying that Monica has something important to ask him to go back to discuss.
He was overjoyed because he was taking a culture class, and now he had a reason to skip class.
He's not the kind of person who hates learning, it's just that the teacher said that he had learned from his comrades before.
The most painful thing is not that you can't understand what you say, but that you have to learn what the teacher has been saying for a long time.
This is in the barracks, the rules are still very strict, and this is a special matter for the governor and Admiral Garcia, and no one wants to blame the leader for this little thing.
Saying goodbye to the teacher, Leo easily took a leave of absence from the class president, and did not spend a penny, and as Monica's career developed, he met more and more people, and now he belongs to society and is respected.
In a short time, he arrived at the nursery, where Monica was standing at the door, looking anxiously out while watching over the child, apparently waiting for him.
Seeing his wife's eagerness, he couldn't help but quickly step forward and asked with concern, "What's the matter, has anyone come to the custody center to find trouble?" ”
Monica shook her head: "It's not that someone is looking for trouble, someone from the government just came to talk about something, saying what kind of school they want to run, and they want to discuss it with me."
How dare I deal with the government officials, if I accidentally say the wrong thing, they find an excuse to take the trusteeship and it will be over, so I will let them come back in the afternoon. ”
Seeing that what his wife said did not look like he was looking for trouble, Leo hugged her and told her to relax and wait for the afternoon to come.
In the afternoon, sure enough, two staff members arrived as promised, and Leo felt even more relaxed when he saw their polite appearance.
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"Oh, so you're going to use my housekeeper to run a school." After listening to the other party's story, Leo suddenly realized.
The other party smiled: "It's not all about the school, after all, the custody center is related to people's livelihood, you have to go back to make up for a license, and some configurations must be in accordance with the rules of the government, rest assured, it won't make you embarrassed." ”
There was a reason why they were so good, thanks to the development of the custodianship, the powers of the education sector had been greatly expanded and a new amount of money had been received.
"That's a good thing! I agreed, let's discuss the specific details. Leao was amuseful in his support, and although it was subject to supervision, it also showed that their career was on the right track and was officially recognized.