Chapter 3214
Compared with Danzhou on Hainan Island, which is famous for its culture and education, Wansong Academy's historical heritage is undoubtedly much better.
Every house, pond, or pavilion in the academy has humanistic allusions related to it. For example, the classroom Ning Qi walked into was the place where Wang Yangming lectured more than a hundred years ago.
But it is precisely because of this long-lasting cultural heritage that it does not seem to be easy for Haihan to make complete changes in the teaching direction and methods here.
Later, Ning Qi delivered a speech to the teachers and students of the academy outside Mingdao Hall.
"Wansong Academy is one of the best academies in Hangzhou. Over the past few hundred years, it has cultivated countless talents for the country. I hope that this tradition can continue and there will be more talents from Wansong Academy in the future. Talents serve the country.”
"But now we have entered a new era, and the talents needed by the country are not the same as before. The teaching methods and contents of colleges should also apply what they have learned, adapt to the development of the times, and make corresponding adjustments."
"In the past, Confucianism, Mencius' Confucianism, Yangming's Psychology, and Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism taught in academies were all theories that were created in line with the historical environment at that time. As for the founding theory of our country, you may have heard of it, which is Haihan Science! Our country's 30th The rapid development in recent years is also based on science! ”
"The talents needed by the country today must have an understanding of science. The Ministry of Culture and Education has distributed the textbooks to the academies, and I hope that the teachers and students of the academies can study them well. As for the current shortage of teachers in the academies, the Ministry of Culture and Education will solve it as soon as possible and strive to start with The South has mobilized some experienced lecturers to serve as teaching assistants in Hangzhou for a period of time, and will also arrange for college lecturers to go to Sanya for further study.”
Ning Qi knew that in an old academy like this, it would be very difficult to persuade the gentlemen of the academy to change its teaching direction through scripture debate, and the effect would not necessarily be good.
The reputation of Wansong Academy is due to the good "employment rate" of its graduates for a long time. The content studied at Wansong Academy can ensure that some students will take the imperial examination in high school and then become officials. This is enough to keep the academy highly prestigious and attract more outstanding talents to study here.
Therefore, he took a more practical approach to let the academy teachers and students realize that although the "scientific education" promoted by Haihan was different from various past theories and was considered a new thing, it was related to whether the academy students would be able to enter the university in the future. Being an official is directly linked.
If you want to keep the golden name of Wansong Academy alive, you have to make changes according to the current new rules.
As for those teachers who buried their heads in old papers and refused to let go of old antiques, Ning Qi let them go, and reality would naturally teach them how to behave.
In the imperial examination held in Donghai Region last year, some practical questions had already caused the candidates of Wansong Academy to suffer a little. In the end, the number of names on the gold list was not as high as in previous years.
It's just that they may not have figured out the reason at that time, but now Ning Qi has pierced the window and let them know that the reason for their failure in the exam was that the academy's teaching content did not keep up with the country's requirements.
If the academy is still unwilling to make changes, that's okay. Ning Qi has already pointed out the way. Those who are interested will change their schools and study in academies in the south that are more in line with the requirements of the new imperial examination.
The dean of the academy, Su Sixiao, looked unhappy. After Ning Qi finished speaking, he winked at the old master next to him.
The man understood what he meant, and even took the initiative to express doubts about Ning Qi's statement. It was just that the content taught in Wansong Academy was the teachings of saints and sages, and for thousands of years, all dynasties have regarded it as the highest standard in governing the country. Theory, why come to Haihan, we must overturn these theories that have been proven to be effective. Su Sixiao had previously introduced this old master to Ning Qi. He had been teaching at Wansong Academy for fifty years. He was the oldest and one of the most prestigious and influential employees in the academy. Naturally, he came forward to speak out. Not just his personal thoughts.
Ning Qi didn't want to debate the scriptures, but he couldn't stand it when someone jumped out and asked for a fight. If he doesn't respond to the old master's question and come up with some practical information, all that he said before will be in vain.
"Wansong Academy has a long history. As I mentioned just now, there have been many doctrines here. But is there really no case where later generations overthrew the former ones? Let's not talk about the distant ones, let's talk about the Ming Dynasty."
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"During the Zhengde and Jiajing years, Wansong Academy invited Wang Yangming to give lectures, and he highly praised the Xinxue. During the Wanli period, the imperial court began to mention Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism again and denounced Wang Yangming's theory as pseudo-science. The academy added Jidao during the Wanli period. There are also two study halls, Qiongli and Jujing, and the portraits of the five sons of Cheng and Zhu hanging in the Confucius Hall. These are all evidence that the Xinxue was overthrown and Neo-Confucianism was respected at that time!”
"During the Tianqi and Chongzhen years, the academy was transformed to train talents for the government. All the content taught was to pass the imperial examination, and gradually formed its current position. Isn't this another overthrow of the previous teaching goals?"
"In the past few years, the academy has always made changes based on official requirements. How come when I come to Haihan, I start to push back and stick to the old ways and refuse to follow the new system?"
"Everyone present can think carefully. Is it the teachings of our ancestors that these people want to protect, or their own authoritative position in the cultural and educational circles?"
"I would like to remind some people who have other ideas. Status and reputation are hard to come by, but they can be lost with just a few words. Don't try to go against the authorities. Many people have already tried. , but the result is not good.”
The old master's face turned red and white, but he did not dare to refute Ning Qi.
These people all thought that Ning Qi's understanding of Wansong Academy was limited, but they didn't know that Ning Qi had done his homework a long time ago and directly quoted the history of Wansong Academy to refute their claims. If they continued to argue, they would become themselves against themselves. , that would really be a joke.
Of course, the most important reason is that Wansong Academy is based on official support. From a certain perspective, the academy is even part of the old bureaucracy.
Standing on the official side is the basis for Wansong Academy's longevity. After Ning Qi's words, if he still stubbornly refuses to listen to advice, he is going against the official.
This was an extremely dangerous signal. Su Sixiao quickly stepped forward and said a few words of humiliation to smooth over this embarrassing situation.
When Ning Qi saw him coming out to interact with Xini at this time, he didn't stop him. He didn't care about Su Sixiao's position and thoughts. If the people in the academy were not easy to use, he wouldn't mind transferring a group of people from the south to completely transform Wansong Academy from top to bottom.
(End of chapter)