From Yan to Chen to Chu, the emphasis on schools has never been lowered.
Although schools and imperial examinations both fall within the scope of responsibilities of the prefect, there is only one prefect and he is responsible for many government affairs. It is impossible to manage education in every detail. Therefore, auxiliary officials must be established in prefectures and counties to supervise schools on their behalf. Things.
Therefore, the government established professors, state academic administrators, county academic administrators, and academic administrators to take charge of educational matters in government, state, and county schools.
The first stop after Sheng Yuan left the government office was the government school in Shouan City, where the proud students of the government gathered.
Shou'an City is not a wealthy place, but judging from the teaching environment and hardware facilities of the government school, it seems that "whoever suffers cannot suffer the children, and whoever is poor cannot suffer the education."
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"Why didn't I see any female students?" Sheng Yuan stood outside the window and listened to the sound of reading loudly. After a while, she asked the professor who was following him and was responsible for the lecture, "And why is the class setting of the government school so simple? There are no divisions between A, B, C and D. Waiting for class?"
There are only three classes in the government school, namely beginner class, intermediate class, advanced class and advanced class.
They correspond to the Mengtong Class, the Scholar Preparation Class, the Provincial Examination Preparation Class and the General Examination Preparation Class respectively.
Although all the required classes are available, only the Mengtong class and the scholar preparation class are full. As for the provincial examination preparation class, the number of students is less than half; and the students in the general examination preparation class add up to less than two palms.
What does this mean?
Representing the dignified place of Shou'an City, there are less than twenty people with the title of scholar, and less than ten people can pass the examination!
Although it is impossible for government schools to recruit all the talents from all over the city, in Dachu, where students and their parents have a special liking for government schools, less than 10% of the students do not study in government schools. This shows how little culture is lacking in this city. .
Of course, teaching level is one thing, but student base is another.
There are not enough students, and even if the school teachers try their best, the results they can achieve are limited.
Not to mention, there are only male students but no female students here.
Hearing the unkindness of Sheng Yuan's words, the professor of the government hurriedly stepped forward and reported back, "So that you may know, if it's not the government school that doesn't follow the imperial order, it's actually that the girl's study room is not here."
"Men and women are divided into classes? Then you can lead the way!" Sheng Yuan raised her eyebrows and let him show the way without saying a word.
Professor Fu hurriedly wiped the sweat from his forehead and trotted to the diagonal side of Shengyuan without any hesitation, leading the way himself.
The formal school hall of Fu Xue is located in the middle of the entire school. In front of the school hall is where teachers, professors and other faculty members work, and behind the school hall is where the square, canteen, and dormitories are located.
If the school is taken as the central axis, then behind the verandah on the left side of the school are the school's library, garden, and waterside pavilion; through the hanging flower door on the right side of the school, you can see the medicine hall, martial arts field, and racecourse.
Sheng Yuan had asked someone to get the layout and construction drawings of Fu School long before the inspection, so following the guidance of Professor Fu, it was not unfamiliar at all.
But the more familiar I become, the more puzzled I am. Where is there a place for girls to study here?
"Sir, you are going this way." After passing the verandah path on the left, Professor Fu walked toward the garden. He walked along the cobblestone path and soon saw a lush forest and bamboo.
"There is a bamboo house behind the bamboo forest. That is where female students study." Professor Fu wiped his forehead with some shame.
Sheng Yuan said nothing and led a group of people to follow him.
Her behavior made the professor uneasy.
Until a row of about ten bamboo houses appeared in front of her, Sheng Yuan looked at them one by one and laughed angrily.
She originally thought that even if the female students were taught separately, the classroom configuration would be similar to the previous one.
Unexpectedly, she had previously disliked the simple class settings in the government school, but the female student class in front of her didn't even have such simple divisions.
There are only two schools in the dozen or so bamboo houses, and the rest are canteens and dormitories.
As for those two schools, one is called the Enlightenment Class and the other is called the Female Red Practice Room.
In this way, the number of female students also
Only a dozen people.
"Master Fu Yin, I am not incompetent, but the situation in this city is special. How can the poor people let girls come here to study? In addition to extra expenses, it also reduces the labor force.
As for the wealthy families, they either have family education or family education, or they hire female teachers to teach in the house. Most of the girls in their families have been engaged early. For the reputation of their girls, it is even more impossible to marry them. I was sent here to study with so many gentlemen.
Just a dozen female gentlemen persuaded them one by one and promised that male and female students would study in separate classes and never see each other. Only then did those middle-class families allow their girls to come to study. "
When Professor Fu saw Sheng Yuan's face, he immediately lost all regard for his dignity and hurriedly cried to her: "I have to be mean and mean. This arrangement is the request of the students' parents. I only agreed to it after considering the court's decree."
After saying this, Professor Fu glanced at the accompanying officials behind Shengyuan, and saw that they were all looking at their noses, noses, and mouths, with their eyes downcast and silent, and he couldn't help but become more and more uneasy.
"There are so few students. Is it because the students' parents cannot bear the hardship for their children, or is it because the popularization of social studies is simply not enough?!"
Sheng Yuan's words were calm, but they were like hammers, hitting Professor Fu's mind one after another, making his official uniform soaked through.
"This..." Beads of sweat broke out on Professor Fu's forehead.
Although the direct manager of social studies is the county magistrate, he also has management authority over the officials in prefectures and counties who hold the posts of magistrates and academic administrators.
It is said that if the son fails to teach his father, it is the fault of the teacher, and if the teacher fails to teach strictly, then it is normal for the subordinates to have problems and the direct leaders to be held accountable.
"Although society and social studies have not been abandoned, every family sends their children to study just to learn Chinese characters. Whenever the students are almost good at calligraphy and mathematics, their families will take them back."
Sheng Yuan understood. The people of Shou'an City regarded social studies as a literacy class!
"The people are ignorant because they are limited by their knowledge and knowledge. They don't understand. How could it be that you haven't read the books? The people are ignorant, but you officials responsible for education just let it go? Do any of you remember it? Responsibility for education?”
Sheng Yuan snorted coldly and immediately stopped looking down. He ordered people to call the edicts and academic affairs from various states and counties, and then returned the same way dissatisfied.
Professor Fu was still dazed at first, but when he saw Sheng Yuan walking back, he suddenly broke into a cold sweat.
But he didn't dare to disturb Sheng Yuan, so he could only follow him step by step.
Sheng Yuan also didn't expect that she would just go back to the veranda and see the students from each class playing and quarreling!
The gentlemen who were supposed to be teaching were chasing after him with sweat all over their heads. A few students in the advanced class not only refused to help, but even "pointed" the junior students below them from time to time on how to escape.
Haha, this scene is so ridiculous!
