The main purpose of Ang Lee's proposal of universal education was to improve the overall quality of the people of the Tang dynasty, so that all the people could be literate and polite and be good people.
To cultivate a person's quality, it must be cultivated from a young age. It was too difficult to cultivate adults. Moreover, adults had to work. They didn't have time to sit in the classroom and go to school quietly. Children were different. They were very young and had nothing to do. Their plasticity was indescribable. As a result, it was naturally the best choice to cultivate them.
As a matter of fact, in just a few days of school, these naughty little guys were subdued by the teacher's ferule and the delicious food in the cafeteria. Although there were still some fights, they were all during the break and had been restrained a lot. In the class with the teacher, almost no child dared to be naughty. Occasionally, they would be punished with a ferule. The rest of the children were frightened and naturally did not dare to be naughty.
It was impossible for the parents not to find out that their children's hands were swollen. But so far, none of the children's families came to the teacher to settle accounts. They all knew very well that the teacher used the ferule to teach their children to train them. It was out of kindness. Moreover, swollen hands were just a small matter. It was not a big deal. It was very inappropriate to embarrass the teacher for such a small matter.
And these naughty children whose hands were swollen could not eat the delicious food in the school at home. Therefore, even if their hands hurt, they were willing to endure it in order to eat the delicious lunch at noon. No matter how bitter and painful it was, they would not make a sound.
If they could eat the delicious food in the school and not be beaten at the same time, it would be perfect. These children would soon find that as long as they did not make trouble for the teacher in the classroom and sat there obediently, they would not be beaten. It was really difficult for a child who was very active by nature to sit still. But if they wanted to educate them, this most basic classroom discipline must be done. If the classroom discipline could not be guaranteed, then there would be no follow-up education. It would be a mess and there would be no education at all.
Any behavior to change the status quo was painful, but for better development, it had to be changed. It was the children's nature to play. It was the happiest thing. Letting the children sit still in the classroom was seriously against their nature. But in order to better educate them, it was necessary to forcibly change their nature so that they could sit quietly in the classroom and listen carefully to the teacher's teachings.
Without discipline, there would be no quality of teaching. This was also why Ang Lee asked the teachers to use half a month's time to straighten out the discipline so that the children could sit properly in the classroom and understand that during class, they were not allowed to move or speak carelessly. Otherwise, they would be taught a lesson with a ruler.
Half a month might seem like a long time, but with these frisky monkeys, without half a month's time, it would be really hard to subdue them. There would always be some children with especially bad memories who wouldn't be able to remember anything unless they were beaten for ten days or half a month. There were also some especially stubborn wild children who wouldn't be convinced without half a month's time. If these children with bad memories and stubbornness weren't subdued, the lessons would be a mess. Therefore, it was very necessary to sacrifice eight months of time to standardize discipline. It was something that had to be done.
Ang Lee naturally came to the School of Telepathy frequently these few days. After all, the School of Telepathy was not only established by Ang Lee, but it was also located between the R&D Center and Ang Lee's residence. He had to pass by here every day to go to work. How could he be at ease if he did not go in and take a look?
"Not bad! It's only been five or six days, and the discipline in the classroom has improved greatly. The chattering is much quieter now. "
Ang Lee said as he walked into the School of Telepathy and looked at the relatively orderly and quiet environment inside.
There would be no harm if there was no comparison. The reason why Ang Lee felt that it was good was because the classes had been too chaotic a few days ago. Not only was there noise everywhere, there were also very loud cries. Some were the cries of children playing around, and some were the cries of children being mischievous after being slapped by the teachers. In short, there were all kinds of noises. However, the situation now was different. After being taught a harsh lesson, these children were obviously much more well-behaved. As long as it was time for class, they would be relatively more well-behaved. Even if a few mischievous children appeared from time to time, they would not cause too much of a commotion.
"That's right! These children are indeed much more well-behaved. It's Assistant Minister Li's idea to use a ruler and good food at the same time to make these children obedient. "
An old teacher said.
Ang Lee's strategy was indeed brilliant, but the premise was that Ang Lee had enough money. If he did not have money, this strategy could not be implemented. Money was the prerequisite for implementing this strategy. After all, it was easy to use a ruler to teach children a lesson, but to use good food to keep children's hearts, this required money. Without enough money as a guarantee, even if Ang Lee came up with this idea, it would be meaningless.
"Hahaha!"
Ang Lee laughed happily. Then, he looked at the crowd and said, "I can't always come to the School of Telepathy so frequently. School has just started, and in the future, I will come less often. The work here will depend on all of you. Oh right, the School of Telepathy must be managed by someone. It's time to choose the Telepathy Chancellor."
The few teachers did not dare to say anything. They did not have the courage to recommend themselves.
Li An was helpless. He had no choice but to gather all the teachers and teachers. Then, he let them vote democratically. This way, they would definitely be able to obey the future chancellor. After all, the chancellor was chosen by them. What reason did they have to not obey?
"Everyone, I don't know you all very well, and I don't know who to choose as the Chancellor. So, why don't I give you the right to choose and let you choose the Chancellor yourselves? What do you think?"
Ang Lee looked at the group of people of all ages and said.
The sixty teachers were at a loss. In fact, they were not very familiar with each other. After all, they were all recruited by Ang Lee. They basically did not know each other before. Even if they were familiar with each other in five or six days, how familiar could they be?
"Assistant Minister Li, we just met not long ago. We only know each other's names and do not know each other well. So, we really don't know how to choose."
"That's right! That's right! We are all scholars. We don't know the daily management of the school. It's more than enough to let us children learn to read. But if you want us to be the Chancellor, I'm afraid we can't do it well! "
"How about Assistant Minister Li find someone else who knows how to manage the school?"
A few of the teachers said.
Li An shook his head and said, "Everyone, there's no need to be so modest. The position of the nation's chancellor is very high, but the chancellor of our School of Telepathy isn't an official at all. Any one of you can take up the position of chancellor of the School of Telepathy. If you choose, just choose boldly. There's no need to feel burdened."
After a pause, he continued, "By the way, introduce yourselves first. Let everyone get familiar with each other."
As he spoke, he asked everyone to introduce themselves.
These teachers were all standard scholars. They were naturally enthusiastic about being an official. Otherwise, why would they study? However, due to their limited abilities, they had never been able to pass the imperial examinations. So, they had no choice but to choose to teach and educate people.
They felt that they were not fated to be an official in this life. However, there was a chance in front of them. Although the Chancellor of the School of Telepathy was not an official, he could still manage dozens of people. Moreover, in terms of income, there would definitely be an increase. So, it was naturally worth fighting for.
However, there was a big problem with scholars. They were especially arrogant and liked to show off. They clearly wanted this position, but on the surface, they would always reject it. It was as if if they did not reject it, they would not be considered a standard scholar. As for volunteering for this position, it was impossible. They would think that it was a disgrace to culture. It was very rude and utilitarian behavior.
It was impossible to openly ask for a position, but when they introduced themselves, they all revealed their strengths to increase their chances of being voted. In their hearts, they still hoped to be able to be the Chancellor of the School of Telepathy. At least half of the scholars were interested in being the Chancellor.
In order to take care of the scholars' face, Ang Lee naturally would not let them vote in front of them. How could Ang Lee do such a disgrace to culture?
Ang Lee would give everyone a number. Then, each person could vote for several people. This was because other than the Chancellor of the School of Telepathy, there were also two auxiliary Telepathy Secretaries to share the burden of management.
Other than one Chancellor and two Secretaries in charge of management, the School of Telepathy also needed an accountant to manage the accounts. After all, just buying food every day was a huge expense. If no one was in charge of the accounts, then it would be a mess.
However, this person definitely could not be chosen from the teachers. This was because they were all scholars who were good at teaching and being officials. However, things like managing the accounts were not something they could handle. There had to be a professional in charge. Moreover, this person had to be an honest person with an upright character. If it was a crafty person, then it would be impossible. Just slightly tampering with the accounts would cause them to lose a huge amount of money.
Ang Lee was very careful in his choice of accountant. This was because this was related to his own money. Even though Ang Lee was not short of money, he still could not tolerate a parasite encroaching on his property.
There were close to twenty people in the kitchen. With so many people, they naturally had to choose a leader. There were also guards in charge of security, which had to be managed by a leader. In this way, the small School of Telepathy had quite a number of cadres.
After a series of introductions, all the teachers participated in the voting. Each person could only cast three votes, which were for the three people they recognized the most. After that, the votes would be tallied. The person with the highest number of votes would be the Chancellor of the School of Telepathy, while the second and third place would be the Secretaries of the School of Telepathy.
The voting was not public. Everyone received three slips of paper. These three slips of paper would be written with the names of the three people. After writing, they would be crumpled into a ball and put into the ballot box.
There were six sets of the four treasures of the study in the room. The teachers were divided into ten batches to write and vote. This did not take much time. Not long after, all the votes were put into the ballot box.
"Assistant Minister Li, they are all here."
A guard who had nothing to do with this matter walked over and handed the box to Ang Lee. This person was temporarily pulled over by Ang Lee to do manual labor.
"Open the box and prepare to count the votes."
Ang Lee said and looked at the accountant behind him.
The guard opened the box, and the accountant picked up the chalk made of lime and began to draw lines on the blackboard. These new things were invented by Ang Lee, and at this moment, these new inventions had been recognized by many scholars. Although they were still more used to writing with a brush, the chalk writing was big enough and could be written on the blackboard. This was a great advantage for teaching. Therefore, many scholars who taught and educated gradually recognized chalk and blackboard and put it into their own teaching.
After the box was opened, the guard naturally helped Ang Lee to unfold the paper slips. This made it easier for Ang Lee to see the names written on the paper slips.
"Be careful."
The guard was too clumsy. He actually tore the paper slips when sorting out the paper slips. Although this was not a big problem, Ang Lee was quite unhappy.
According to Ang Lee's requirements, all the people who participated in the voting had to write the names of three people. However, after these slips of paper were unfolded, Ang Lee found that the situation was not so. There were many slips of paper with the same name written by the same person. This was obviously not in line with Ang Lee's requirements.
These teachers were not familiar with each other. In this case, what reason was there to vote for the same person? The most reasonable explanation was that they had left all three votes for him. It was caused by him voting for himself.
Although these teachers had violated the rules, Ang Lee was not willing to expose them. It was just a position. If they did not do well, Ang Lee could fire the Telepathic Chancellor at any time and just choose another one. To these scholars, the Telepathic Chancellor was like an official. However, in the eyes of Ang Lee, it was nothing. They were all appointed by Ang Lee. Their fates were all controlled by Ang Lee.
"Zhang Dade, Li Yucai, Gao Dewang, Zhou Youyi..."
Ang Lee read the names written on the paper slips. The accountant behind him quickly drew vertical bars behind these names, counting the votes.
One hundred and eighty votes was not a lot, but it was also not a little. Ang Lee read more than thirty slips. Then, he handed the rest to his subordinates and let them continue reading.
Not long after, the statistics were out. These statistics were clearly written on the blackboard. It was clear at a glance who had more votes and who had fewer votes.
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