Sure enough, a child who could be self-taught wouldn't be someone with poor talent. None of the people sent in 727 had red level talent. The worst had a faint orange light, close to the yellow light. There were also a few who had a bright yellow light.
There was even a child who could see the light on the talent stone the night before. When he woke up, he found that the three magic stones were dull and lusterless. Facing such a situation, she, who was only seven or eight years old, was so anxious that she cried. Such a situation also alarmed the great mage who lived in the academy. However, Juan looked at the little girl with teary eyes and only felt that it was absurd.
The magic talent stone that the association distributed to official mages could only test up to the yellow level of talent. Above this level, this kind of low-level talent stone tool would not show any results. So the girl's situation could only be that her talent was so high that the low-level talent stone was not enough.
Although Mage Cuipwood had discussed with the relevant teachers in the academy to minimize the level of talent of the children as much as possible so that they could be treated equally. But children with talent above the yellow level would be in high demand no matter where they went. Even if it was him, he wouldn't reject personally raising such a child.
But how long had it been? It had only been two or three months since the establishment of the academy, and such a gifted child had already appeared. If time dragged on, would there be even more amazing geniuses appearing? But this also showed how many gifted children the world of mages missed out on according to the old way of selecting talents.
In the end, Juan Javier couldn't stop his curiosity. He let the girl named Charlotte give the talent stone to the next child scheduled to be tested. At the same time, he put his own high-grade talent stone bracelet that could test up to the blue level on the girl's hand.
He made it clear that this was an item with the same function, but it belonged to him, a great mage, and was more advanced and expensive. It was not a public property of the academy, so it had to be treated with caution.
He used a slightly harsh tone because he didn't want this group of children to see using this bracelet as normal. Otherwise, with the same effect, who would be willing to carry a talent stone for an entire day? Furthermore, to be honest, watching a half-grown child carry a large rock and move around for an entire day was very satisfying for Juan.
The next day, looking at the pure green light on the bracelet, Juan Javier was speechless. Charlotte, on the other hand, hid behind her elder sister, Wendy, and looked timidly at the handsome archmage.
"Yes, don't worry, child. Your magic talent is not bad. But you still have to study hard to achieve something on the path of magic. "
That was what the three Mages came up with after their discussion. However, Juan could only cry out in his heart. This f * cker's talent is even better than mine. It's not just not bad. Fortunately, learning magic didn't just depend on talent. Whether one's mind was clear and whether one's mind was agile or not was also the key to learning magic.
In the afternoon meeting of the academy teachers, amidst the aroma of coffee, Juan Javier mentioned Charlotte, who had just finished the day's discussion on the calculator project. In response, Lin could only say regretfully, "How pitiful."
"Pitiful? An extremely talented child? "Juan Javier felt that he could not keep up with someone's train of thought.
"Yeah, how could he not be pitiful?" Lin shrugged and said, "He clearly has such good talent, but he's reduced to this place."
… Hmm, this place? What do you think the academy you run is? But … it seems that this is not wrong. Juan said tentatively, "With such an outstanding child, don't you plan to nurture her well?"
"No need, just the same standards as everyone else."
"This is a very rare child! If you treat her in this way, it's simply a waste of her talent. At the very least, she should be allowed to use the meditation room for a longer period of time. "
Seeing how agitated this archmage was, Lin knew that if he did not give any explanation, he was afraid that he would not be able to get through this. After that, even if this archmage stayed, he would still hold a grudge.
As for the meditation room time, because there were many children, but the available resources were limited. In order to control, the children who could use less than twenty minutes had nothing to say, and those who could exceed this time were all restricted to have to finish a round of meditation within twenty minutes. There were at least three children who were allowed to have free time and meditation time every hour.
But to give the green light for a child with extraordinary talent?
Straightening his sitting posture, Lin said seriously, "Both of you, please listen to me. The way the academy teaches magic apprentices is completely different from how it was done in the past, this is something you can agree with. "
This was something that anyone with eyes could see. Compared to their own experience as an apprentice, it was clear what kind of difference there was. So both of them nodded.
"Compared to the traditional way of education, the ones who spend a lot of time with this group of children are actually each other, and not us, the group of official magicians as teachers. This point, is correct. "
The two nodded again.
"Then please imagine, both of you, if you were a member of this group of children. Of course, the part where you were trained like a dog will be skipped first. Let's just talk about what would happen if your talent was very good, and the academy's teachers favored you. Would the other children be envious, or jealous? Seeing that I have less resources than you, my progress is slower than you, my learning results are not as good as yours. When this jealousy accumulates to a certain extent, what would happen? "
"This …" The two magicians, who had no experience as students, found it hard to imagine such a thing, but Lin's doubts were also thought-provoking.
"Hatred is the easiest emotion to mobilize people's emotions. So I deliberately unified their emotions, different from those apprentices who can be taught personally by magicians. Of course, I think the children's main hatred, or fear, is focused on me and Old John. But even so, I don't want to create complete hatred. I just need to give the children a reason, a sense of common hatred, so that they can stand on the same side. But if there is a person today who can receive most of the love, most of the resources, and indeed make significant progress. This was like shifting the target of hatred from the external to the internal. How many of the children who became the target of hatred would be able to survive? Especially those children who are less than ten years old. "
"This …" Juan Javier made a final struggle and said, "At times like this, it's up to us teachers to protect the talented children. That's how I got here. "
"The ones who spend the most time with the children are each other. How can a teacher protect them? Bring that child by his side and be inseparable? Of course, it's a fortunate thing that Sir Javier can receive such care from President Carlos. But at that time, how many apprentices were there by President Carlos' side, and how many apprentices are there in the academy now? As a teacher, can you give special treatment to those with extraordinary talent with such a number of people, and at the same time not reduce the others' chances of receiving magic education? Or rather, you should give up on the others and focus on cultivating 'one' child. "
"This …" Even the great magician was speechless. But from this aspect, one could also glimpse the attitude of this great magician. If he completely believed in elite education, he might not hesitate to say that he should give up on the others, concentrate the resources, and do his best to cultivate one person.
However, Juan Javier was unable to say such words with conviction. This showed that he also hoped to bring magic education to everyone as much as possible, and then promote magic.
Lin guessed the thoughts of the great magician and said, "After all, that group of children live a group life. If there isn't a good system that can let the elites stand out and receive more and higher education. The best way to deal with it is to let them live the same life, achieve similar results, and receive the same care. Don't treat them differently. Children are very sensitive. They can tell at a glance who treats them well and who treats them badly. Similarly, who has a better life and who has a worse life will also become a reason for them to compare with each other. Don't let this be an excuse for them to oppose each other. "
What Lin didn't continue was that school bullying was a problem that was difficult to solve even in the 21st century. As for the establishment of the atmosphere of the academy, Lin couldn't casually destroy the previous efforts that had been made.
In addition, this group of children wasn't divided into classes according to age. The older children and the younger children were all in the same class. There were adults like Lenny, and there were also children like Kish and Charlotte who were obviously underage and childish. If that group of older children relied on the muscles on their arms to bully the younger ones, then who could keep an eye on them all the time?
Therefore, compared to the education of magic, Lin was more worried about the atmosphere of the academy. Fortunately, at this stage, it seemed that the overall atmosphere was good. Although it hadn't reached the level of mutual help and unity and mutual love, at least at this stage of observation, no one had been ostracized or bullied.
At this point, Lin's explanation left the two magicians speechless. They didn't have the experience of academy life, and there were many things that they couldn't judge. However, a certain person's arrangements and explanations were reasonable, and it did sound the most suitable way to live in the academy. They could only agree with Lin's standards and continue to pretend to be muddle-headed like before.
At night, Juan Javier had just returned to the academy from a romantic place. Today, he drank a little more wine and was now sitting by the window sill, enjoying the cool breeze. The night of early spring still had a trace of coldness, stimulating his brain that was numbed by alcohol and slightly sobering up.
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