Chapter 639 Educational Issues
After bidding farewell to the hunters, Purficott, accompanied by local officials, continued to wander around the town of Wasted to learn more about the situation in this town.
The town of Wasted is not small. Even on the ground, there are about dozens of buildings, making the whole town look quite large.
Perhaps for a densely populated city, this size is nothing, but if you consider that this is a small town on an extremely cold ice field, dozens of buildings are already impressive.
Especially Purficott could see that these buildings were basically inhabited and used by people, which only added to the popularity of the place.
"It seems that you have done a pretty good job. With such a prosperous appearance, I can see that you are working seriously." Purficott was not stingy with his praise.
She has always been clear about rewards and punishments. If you do well, you will naturally get her praise and rewards.
"Thank you Lord for the compliment. We just did some things within our duties." Magistrate Wasted was very humble in his praise of Purficott, but it was also obvious that he was still proud of it.
"If you do well, you do well. There is no need to be too humble." Purficott waved her hand, indicating that the other party did not need to be too humble. Then she asked: "Is the food in the town enough? Ordinary people's How are your living conditions? Are there any difficulties? ”
This was Purficott's biggest concern, and even though it might sound a bit bureaucratic, she had to ask it.
The local official was obviously prepared for these problems and hurriedly reported to Purficott: "At present, the food supply in the town is quite sufficient. Although the compressed biscuits are not very delicious, they are enough to feed everyone.
Although the amount of food produced in the greenhouse is limited, there is nothing to complain about in this year.
Moreover, there are many hunters in Wasted. Although they may not catch many prey, they can still ensure that the people in the town have one meal of meat a week on average.
As for the difficulty..."
The magistrate hesitated when he mentioned the difficulties, as if he was hesitating whether he should say it or not.
Purficott naturally saw his concerns, so he said to him: "If you have any problems, just ask me. As long as I am here, I will solve it for you."
"Yes, Lord!" The local magistrate got the promise from Purficott, and then he plucked up the courage to say: "The biggest problem in the town now is the education of the children. Most of the aborigines prefer to follow their traditions. way to raise children, but the Imperial people..."
"Aboriginal people are also subjects of the empire. Don't say such things in the future!" Purficott corrected the magistrate's statement.
She was not deliberately emphasizing anything, but the aboriginal people had been her loyal people as early as three years ago. She was also the great chief respected by all the tribes in the north, so she naturally regarded everyone as her own people.
As for being like a certain non-human Angsa, treating the indigenous people as human beings? Purficott couldn't do such a thing.
"I'm sorry, Lord! I made a mistake!" The local official quickly admitted his mistake, and then continued: "According to the policy of the North, all children need to go to school before the age of 12, which makes many aboriginals Feeling dissatisfied.
They believe that what schools teach children is useless and that what children learn in schools does not help them survive in today's environment.
So the aborigines have mentioned to me several times that they want their children to return to their traditions, learn hunting from hunters, learn how to identify herbs from elders, and inherit and continue their traditional lifestyle and skills. "I know, I will pay attention to this matter." "Perfect nodded, but did not promise anything or make any immediate decision.
This conflict of ideas is normal in her opinion. After all, although schools in the north are now popularizing education and all children before the age of 12 must go to school, what can be taught to these children is still limited.
After all, learning is a step-by-step process, and education in this era focuses more on practicality.
Let alone aborigines, even ordinary workers feel that it is enough for children to be able to count and write their own names, and there is no need to learn so much.
Instead of wasting time in school, it is better to learn a trade from your parents or master so that you can make a living in the future.
For the aborigines, the same is naturally true. They hope that their children can learn the means to survive in today's environment, rather than something that they think is of no use at all.
Thinking of this, Purficott said to the magistrate: "Take me to the school. I want to hear what the children themselves say."
"Okay, Lord, please come this way." Naturally, the local magistrate would not refuse Purficott and led her towards the town's school.
Vosted Town also has underground shelters. Most of the townspeople actually live underground. After all, the relatively warmer ambient temperature brings a more comfortable living environment.
It's just that relatively speaking, the aborigines are more accustomed to living on the ground. Although they also understand that the environment on the ground is not suitable for life, some habits left over from their ancestors are not so easy to correct.
Especially for humans, living on the ground and under the sun is an instinct.
Living underground is more forced by the environment and orders from the official level.
Therefore, most of the residents of Wasted Town are actually not much different from other places in the North. Everyone moves and works on the ground during the day, and goes underground to sleep at night.
However, the school in Wasted Town was still built on the ground, which surprised Purficott a little.
She asked the local official: "Why are the schools built above ground? I remember that when all the shelters in the north were built and planned, they reserved the schools in the best locations for underground shelters, right?"
Naturally, Purficott would not misremember her design. According to her original plan, the school must be in the warmest and most comfortable place. And what place in a shelter can be warmer than next to the energy tower?
Moreover, when Purficott designed the shelter, there were no energy fields and constant temperature barriers, so naturally there was no way for people to live on the ground.
The local official hurriedly explained: "This is the request of the local indigenous people. They hope that the children can adapt to the wind and snow from an early age, instead of staying in a warm environment like delicate flowers in a greenhouse."
"Only ice and snow can temper a strong body and a tenacious spirit!" At this time, a heroic voice came, and a man who looked like a giant bear saluted Perficott: "Salute to you, respect. Warchief, greetings from the Grizzly Tribe.”
(End of chapter)