Zhang Kangguo thought about it for a moment, then stroked his beard and said: "The new official examination method can be regarded as the continuation of Wang Wenchenggong's (Wang Anshi's) Sanshe method and the new tribute method, with more changes. To make it clear about the new examination
Law, we must start with the new school and education law. You two good nephews, don’t mind my verbosity.”
"No, no, I'm all ears."
"According to the "Education Regulations of the Song Dynasty" promulgated by Xinsong, Zhongshu Province, education in our dynasty will be divided into national education, higher education and vocational education, and the school buildings will be divided into primary schools, middle schools, vocational schools, colleges and universities. These,
Everyone knows it."
"Know."
"Well, let's start with primary schools. Generally, each county has one middle school and several primary schools. If it is a remote area or a state or county with a large area and a small population, there may only be two or three primary schools in each county, and middle schools are only found in the state."
Having said this, Zhang Kangguo couldn't help but think of something, and turned to Yu Wencuizhong and said.
"Zhongda, didn't your Yumo College and Yilun College form a study inspection team at the end of last year and went to Dengfeng and Mi County? One of them was school and national education reform. Why don't you tell me about it."
Yilun Pavilion?
Chen Xiu and Li Wei couldn't help but take a breath. Yilun Hall and Yumo Hall both belong to the Hanlin Academy. The latter is the highest institution for training judicial officers, and the former is the highest institution for training political officers.
Yu Wencuizhong responded without hesitation: "Okay, I happen to have visited national education on the spot and am familiar with it, so I will tell you."
"Nearly half of Mi County in Dengfeng is a land of mountains and forests, with villages scattered among them. Logically, there should be one primary school in every two or three villages, and all children of school age should study together. But this is unrealistic."
"The villages in each township are too far apart. From the farthest point, it takes more than half a day to walk from here to there. Secondly, children as young as six can enroll in boarding schools. Parents are worried about boarding schools for such small children, and school teachers are also worried.
I don’t have the energy to be a nanny.”
"Dengfeng, Mi County is a national education pilot county. The Department of National Education of the Ministry of Education and the Department of Culture and Education of Henan County have a joint working group there. Faced with this problem, the working group came up with a way." Yu Wencuizhong said this and asked
Chen Xiu and Li Wei have a question.
"Elementary school lasts for six years, and each year is divided into two semesters. Do you know what exactly you study?"
Chen Xiu and Li Wei shook their heads.
Yu Wencuizhong had no choice but to explain: "The school department, together with Hongwen Academy and Gewu Academy, has compiled a "National Education Syllabus". From the first grade to the sixth grade in primary school, and from the seventh grade to the tenth grade in middle school, what needs to be learned in each academic year and each semester?
The outlines of the subjects and specific learning content are all listed one by one. The school department has compiled textbook templates according to the outline, and the content of subsequent secondary school and higher education recruitment examinations is based on the outline."
"According to the syllabus, there are only four subjects from the first to the third grade of primary school. "Chinese", "Arithmetic", "Moral Education" and "Physical Education"."
"Mr. Zhongda, what exactly are you learning in these four subjects?" Chen Xiu and Li Wei looked at each other and asked curiously.
"The Chinese language in grades one to three is mainly about literacy. Based on the simplified Chinese characters of Hongwenyuan, a set of phonetic notation and radical splitting methods have been compiled. The Chinese language in grades one to three is based on phonetic notation and radical separation.
Based on Chinese law, you learn to read and write, and then form words and sentences. It seems that the syllabus requires you to learn 600 words in three years. Chinese language in grades four to six mainly learns reading and composition..."
"Arithmetic is addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. The Mathematics Institute of Gewuyuan quoted Tianzhu numbers and standardized the operation symbols and rules on the basis of ancient classics such as "Sustaining Classic" and "Nine Chapters"...Nine-nine multiplication tables, two gentlemen
Have you heard of it?"
Chen Xiu's eyes lit up: "I saw it when I was reading "Introduction to Mathematics" at Baima Temple, and I even memorized it."
Yu Wencuizhong laughed, "When I was studying in Yumo Hall, the first thing I memorized was the table of logical rules and the multiplication table."
"Sports means regular exercise, running, horizontal and parallel bars, Cuju... What is important is to keep fit. However, physical education is only a necessary score. When recruiting for middle school and higher education, physical education only needs to pass the standard."
"What if it doesn't meet the standard?" Levi asked curiously.
"No matter how good you are in the exam, middle schools, colleges and universities will not recruit you." Yu Wencuizhong replied.
He looked at Li Wei's thin body and quickly added, "The physical education exam is actually very simple. There are more than a dozen subjects. The exam subjects are two plus one, that is, running and sit-ups are two required subjects, plus one optional subject.
Test subjects. As long as you keep exercising regularly, it is easy to reach the standards."
Seeing that Li Wei remained silent, Yu Wencuizhong continued: "Moral Education teaches the principles of sages and sages, loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, benevolence, righteousness and shame, self-restraint and etiquette..."
After hearing this, Li Wei's expression softened slightly.
"After the fourth grade of elementary school, add a natural course."
"Natural? Taoism follows nature? You actually want to learn Taoist knowledge?"
"No, no!" Yu Wencuizhong nodded repeatedly, "This "Nature" means everything in the universe. For example, southeast, northwest, what is southeast, northwest..."
Oh, after hearing the explanation, Chen Xiu and Li Wei suddenly realized.
"I explained the subjects learned in primary schools. Let's go back to the Dengfeng and Mi County primary school pilot I just mentioned. The solution the working group came up with at that time was to form two or three townships into one primary school, and each primary school would be divided into four or five study groups. Three
Children from four neighboring villages are grouped in the same school group nearby. This makes it very convenient to enroll in school. And the teachers of each subject in the primary school take turns teaching each school group."
"For example, today Teacher A goes to Study Group 1 to teach Chinese, Teacher B goes to Study Group 2 to teach arithmetic, Teacher C goes to Study Group 3 to teach moral education, and Teacher D goes to Study Group 4 to teach natural science. Tomorrow Teacher A goes to Study Group 2 to teach Chinese, and Teacher B goes to Study Group 2 to teach Chinese.
Teacher C goes to the third academic group to teach arithmetic, Teacher C goes to the fourth academic group to teach moral education, and Teacher D goes to the first academic group to teach nature... and they rotate in turn."
Chen Xiu and Li Wei just thought this idea was not bad, but Zhang Kangguo clapped his hands and exclaimed: "There must be someone with a secretarial background in this working group. Only people who are secretaries can come up with this unexpected but true idea."
There are ways available."
After sighing for a few words, Zhang Kangguo took over Yu Wencuizhong's words and continued.
"To enter middle school from primary school, one needs to take the middle school admissions examination organized by the state bureau of culture and education, also called the high school entrance examination. Generally, each middle school recruits as few as dozens to as many as one or two hundred students each year. At that time, the number of students is already ten
When I was two years old, I went to boarding school and my family felt at ease. For four years in middle school, the subjects studied in the first and second grades were "Chinese", "Mathematics", "Moral Education", "History" and "Geography"."
"Mathematics, uncle, is this an upgrade of Arithmetic?"
"Yes."
"There is also an additional course "Fundamentals of Objects" in the third and fourth grades. After four years of middle school, you can go to the county together to take part in the recruitment examinations for colleges and universities organized by the Ministry of Rites Examination Yuan to guide and supervise each county organized by the Department of Culture and Education.
It is also called the College Entrance Examination. Those who pass the exam, Class B, can be admitted to colleges and universities in the county, and Class A can go to Kaifeng to take re-examinations at Chengdu, Biyong and other universities."
"Uncle, what should I do if I fail the college entrance examination after finishing high school?" Chen Xiu asked.
Yes, the two people who have gone through county examinations, state examinations and many other examinations, and passed all the way to the provincial examination of the Ministry of Rites, certainly know the cruelty of this examination. After all, only a few people can pass the examination. This chapter has been completed!
