amaotonovel Chapter 64 Primary Education
Chapter 64 Primary Education
"Attend class!"
"Stand up, good morning, teacher!"
"Long time no see, everyone! Teacher Ai is back!"
In Class 1 of the Trian Garden School, a unique lesson was taking place. The teacher standing on the stage was Alice herself, except that she was wearing black-rimmed glasses, her hair was curled and tied in a bun, and she was dressed in the white shirt and black skirt typical of female teachers, with black stockings covering her legs. However, her height and measurements were not what one would expect.
The students of Trian Grassland School eagerly anticipated the arrival of their teacher, who rarely taught and whose only visible feature was his white head and neck. After all, whenever Teacher Ai came, they would have the best lesson, even though the schedule was unpredictable.
As the "best teacher" recognized by teachers and students, no one except the school leaders knew her true identity—Princess Alice de la Leah. However, there was no need to know, since Alice's teaching was aimed at improving the quality of the first batch of compulsory education. Other matters, such as etiquette, could wait.
For Fangcaodi School, this huge school was one of the key projects of Trian’s “first urban development plan”. It consumed a large amount of the output of Trian Cement Plant and eventually became a giant college that people could not even imagine, even larger than the United University of America.
Spanning 600 acres, the school adopts a modern Chinese school system. In order to address the problems of the existing education system, Alice directly abandoned Western education and the existing medieval education, adopting the Chinese education that she was most familiar with and most hated in her previous life. The school adopts a full boarding system, and there is no distinction between arts and sciences in the primary school stage. Students have to undergo a terrifying cramming education in the primary school class. The education is divided into fast and slow classes, and a mid-month exam is held every month to assess the current learning progress. The class is moved up or down based on the ranking, with the aim of stimulating students to learn.
The primary school graduation exam is also extremely rigorous. At the current pace, only half of the students will be able to enter junior high school, while the rest will have to go to vocational schools. The brutal learning struggle of the six-year compulsory education system begins in primary school.
As the nation's number one school, Terian Greens Elementary School is a public school. Its teachers are selected from the American Union University and organize students to attend classes at the university every month, which are credited to the students. This ensures that even those who have just entered the regular Terian Greens can get enough teachers.
This learning system is extremely cruel, and Alice herself detests it. However, in this era, there is no other way to quickly acquire industrial talent. This system is the only option. In fact, the Green Meadows School is relatively equal compared to other schools of this era. Its students are not distinguished by social status or wealth, wear uniform school uniforms, and have their tuition fees covered by the national education fund.
Visitors from afar often visit the school, and when they hear that Fangcaodi School has 7000 students, most of them are quite shocked, because in this day and age, such a large school is still a fantasy. Moreover, it is not a university, but a primary school for the general public, with students generally aged between 7 and 14.
"Class! Look carefully. The first thing we need to do with this quadratic equation is to move the numbers over. See, then we apply the formula I explained earlier..."
Behind the group of students sat several neatly dressed middle-aged men, most of whom were school leaders. They were greatly impressed by the princess's lectures. Although this was not the first time, they always marveled at this little princess.
The school itself was founded under her guidance, with the government spending a large sum of money, most of which came from the royal family's private assets. It could be said that Fangcaodi School was a royal school, its scale unimaginable to people today. The forest of skyscrapers and the enormous sports fields cost hundreds of millions. Now, the Northern government has a saying: both extravagant and frugal. The extravagance is reflected in Alice's actions: highways, buildings, schools, factories—everything costs a fortune. However, the royal family's own enjoyment is extremely frugal. It is said that the royal family's current living costs are less than those of a wealthy merchant in Hilla City.
Some people couldn't understand why, with such a powerful army, the royal family could have counterattacked the rebels and reclaimed the throne. Instead, the princess, who used to be a spoiled brat and a symbol of extravagance in Japan, has become a hands-on leader. She could have been sitting in the palace, holding tea parties, enjoying gourmet food, and changing her clothes every day. But now, she is standing on the stage, teaching mathematical formulas to her students.
"Why is that, Mr. Kester?"
A traveler looked at the figure on the stage. If he hadn't seen how the princess tied her hair up and wore glasses before, he wouldn't have believed that it was the princess.
“I don’t know either, Brother Daedalot. Her Highness the Princess has come many times. Her teaching level is even better than our best teachers, but she doesn’t come often. However, as you know, everything in the North is done by Her Highness. You should ask Her Highness yourself.”
Is this okay?
"Of course, Her Highness is happy to chat with anyone. She might even be able to have a few words with the false emperor. There's no need to worry. Her Highness doesn't have the airs of royalty. Being with her is more like being with a scholar."
The 40-minute class ended quickly, and the bell rang on time. Alice had just finished explaining the practice problems. She put the book on the podium and reminded the students below.
"What I've covered today is for next week's monthly exam. I hope you all do well and take the top ten spots. I'll give a small gift to the first-place student. Okay, get out of class dismissed!"
"stand up!"
"goodbye teacher!"
The sight of sixty students standing up and bowing at the same time was quite awe-inspiring to the traveler. The children, regardless of race, gathered together and chatted in small groups after class. Many students even ran up to Alice and surrounded her with questions.
"I think Ms. Ai is a bit busy right now, let's wait in the hallway first."
The corridor is completely enclosed. The conditions in the north are not suitable for building an open corridor, but the large number of windows in the corridor still make travelers feel uncomfortable. These are transparent glass windows, which can sell for 40 silver coins elsewhere!
"Brother, look at the size of this school! I thought being a primary school principal would be beneath me, but when I arrived and saw all these buildings—I almost wet my pants!"
The five-story reinforced concrete building, covered with red tiles, is one of twelve such magnificent buildings, arranged neatly like soldiers, with corridors connecting each pair of buildings. The school is located in the new district of Trian. Travelers still remember the huge statues they saw as soon as they entered through the main gate—a man and a woman striding forward, one pointing forward and the other holding a book. Both of them also have a strange hollow metal ring on their hands, with many metal balls arranged inside, like a model used by astrologers.
He had traveled to many places and had never seen such a magnificent building. And this building was just a school for educating children. It was said that there were plans to build branch schools of varying sizes in various places.
Let alone anything else, the mathematics, literature, chemistry, physics, geography, and biology that these thousands of students are learning in class are things that even he, traveling across this continent, would not know. After they graduate, what exactly does Her Highness want them to do? What will they turn this world into?
He could hardly believe it.