Liu Buqun was very curious about the telescope. When he saw Fang Lingjun talking to Jin Feng, he snatched it away and put it in front of his eyes.
When Jin Feng was explaining to Fang Lingjun just now, he stood beside him and quickly mastered the method of adjusting the focus.
"My God, isn't this too clear?" Liu Buqun exclaimed: "Mr. Jin, this is really amazing."
"How about Mr. Liu, do you want to go to Xihewan?" Jin Feng asked while the iron was hot: "If you go to Xihewan, there are many new inventions like telescopes."
"Are you really going to let me teach...science?" Liu Buqun asked.
"Yes," Jin Feng nodded: "I am planning to reform education. Children must not only learn literacy but also arithmetic during their elementary school enlightenment period.
When they reach middle school, they must begin to comprehensively study history, moral laws, geography, chemistry, physics, biology and other subjects."
"Mr. Jin, children's energy is limited. If they learn so many things, they will be distracted." Fang Lingjun said worriedly: "And learning more is not as good as learning well. A person only needs to do one thing well in his life.
"
"Mr. Fang, you underestimate your child's ability to accept things." Jin Feng said, "It is good to learn more than to learn well, but people always need to have some common sense.
For example, if a student writes a good article but doesn't recognize animals and crops, how can he do it?
A true pillar of talent not only needs to be specialized in the field of expertise, but also needs to have extensive knowledge, at least know the common sense of the public industry, so as not to make stupid mistakes that make people laugh."
Even though Fang Lingjun felt uncomfortable, he had to nod his head and admit that what Jin Feng said made sense.
As for Liu Buqun, he nodded repeatedly.
Because Jin Feng spoke what was in his heart.
"In order to educate truly useful talents, I divide students into primary school students, middle school students and college students."
Jin Feng continued: "Primary school students are enlightened, middle school students learn common sense in various subjects and have a basic understanding of the world. By the time they get to university, the students are already seventeen or eighteen years old and have mature judgment. By then they can choose one of their own
Study the industry you like the most and are the best at.”
"Enlightenment in primary school, foundation of middle school, college specialization..."
Fang Lingjun and Liu Buqun looked at each other and were both shocked by Jin Feng's idea.
They know very well that if Jin Feng's idea is successfully implemented, it will bring huge changes to Dakang.
"How about Mr. Liu, are you willing to go to Xihewan with me?" Jin Feng looked at Liu Buqun again.
"I..." Liu Buqun was a little embarrassed.
He refused the Ninth Princess's invitation before because he was used to being free and didn't want to be restricted.
In the school he founded, he is the boss and no one can shut him down.
Serve other people's bowls and accept other people's control.
Liu Buqun was very worried that he would lose his freedom when he arrived at Xihewan.
Although Jin Feng was not good at observing words and expressions, Liu Buqun's performance was too obvious. Jin Feng guessed his worries at once and promised: "I promised Mr. Fang that when you two arrive in Jinchuan, as long as they are responsible for teaching,
Just take care of the matters, don’t worry about anything else, I will arrange special people to handle the school’s chores.”
Hearing what Jin Feng said, Liu Buqun was visibly relieved: "But, I don't understand the physics and chemistry that your husband is talking about, so how can I teach it to students?"
"I have compiled the teaching materials, so sir, you can learn and teach at the same time."
Jin Feng said: "The children are still in the enlightenment period, and Mr. Liu has a long time left. I believe that with Mr. Liu's knowledge and intelligence, there will be no problem in learning it before the students."
Schools before Dakang only taught reading and literacy, and very little arithmetic was taught, let alone subjects such as physics and chemistry.
Not at all.
So Jin Feng had to start from scratch.
But he doesn't have that much time, and he's not a competent teacher.
Disciples like Mancang and Zhou Jin are almost all self-taught.
Liu Buqun knows how to teach students and also likes science, so he is the most suitable candidate.
"Is it really too late?" Liu Buqun was still hesitant.
"There's enough time," Jin Feng said: "Elementary school lasts for five years. At this time, the first batch of children are only in the second grade. In the next three years, they will only learn Chinese and mathematics. After three years, they will
Became the first batch of middle school students in Dakang.
Three years is enough for Mr. Liu to master the basic knowledge of physical chemistry."
"Since Mr. Jin said so, it would be too pretentious for Liu to shirk it anymore!"
Liu Buqun nodded and agreed.
"Jinchuan welcomes Mr. Liu!" Jin Feng smiled and extended his right hand to Liu Buqun.
This trip to Mianzhou went much smoother than he imagined. In less than a day, all three targets were achieved.
Although Tie Shixin made a little fuss, overall, this trip to Mianzhou ended successfully.
"Mr. Jin, do I also want to study... physical chemistry?" Fang Lingjun asked with a frown.
"No need, Mr. Fang," Jin Feng waved his hand and said, "If there are no accidents, compulsory education will start in Sichuan at the beginning of next year. Mr. Fang's task is to teach a group of students as soon as possible, otherwise the school will start next spring and no students will go.
Teaching is awkward.
They don’t need to learn science. According to Mr. Fang’s method of teaching students in the past, they only need to teach their children to read, read and learn some basic arithmetic.”
Hearing Jin Feng say this, Fang Lingjun let out a long sigh of relief.
He was older and was not interested in any of the physics and chemistry mentioned by Jin Feng and didn't really want to learn.
"Compulsory education will be implemented next spring. It's almost winter now. Isn't the time too rushed?"
Fang Lingjun then asked: "I'm afraid it won't be easy to find enough scholars in such a short period of time, right?"
"Sir, don't worry about this, I will arrange it." Jin Feng said confidently.
Although the penetration rate of Dakang education is very low, it is the wish of all parents to have a successful child, so almost every town has at least one private school.
There are at least five, six, seventy-eight students in a private school.
In addition to those who graduated in previous years, it is not difficult to find dozens of literate scholars in any small town.
These scholars may not have passed the exams, but after being trained by Fang Lingjun, teaching children simple literacy should not be a big problem.
Dakang's population is declining, and it is not cost-effective to build one primary school in one village. Therefore, Jin Feng currently plans to build two to three primary schools in each town based on the local population, distance of jurisdiction, etc.
A primary school is temporarily assigned two teachers to keep the teaching work running.
In the past, when Jin Feng recruited scholars in Dakang to be shopkeepers of chambers of commerce and banks, many scholars were resistant.
Because after thousands of years of accumulation, the class consciousness of scholars, farmers, industrialists, and merchants has become deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Many scholars think it is embarrassing to be a shopkeeper, so they are unwilling to go.
But let them teach.
Teaching is a respected profession in Dakang. Jin Feng believes that as long as he releases the news, many scholars will be attracted by it.