Beiyang reactionaries

When Duan Xun was in Shanghai, he contacted the cabinet.The departments that stayed in Beijing did not dare to take things seriously.The same is true for the Ministry of Education. Regarding Duan Xun's opinions on university admissions, of course they attach great importance to it and have held several meetings in succession.

I also discussed with these bigwigs in the cabinet.

"At present, there are three serious problems in our university enrollment that must be resolved."

"Tell everyone."

"Prime Minister, let me start with the first point. Just like the situation in the telegram sent by the Prime Minister from Shanghai, the scope of enrollment in our country's universities is very limited. Let me give you a few examples. Our Peking University has only set up recruitment centers in two places. One is Beijing and the other is Shanghai. In other words, students across the country who want to go to Peking University can only register for the exam in Beijing and Shanghai. This was changed in the past two years. In fact, until two years ago, Peking University was only in Beijing has set up an examination center, and all students must go to Beijing to take the exam in person before they have the opportunity to enter Peking University. This makes many outstanding students across the country have no chance to be admitted to Peking University. Not only Peking University, Beiyang University is currently only in Beijing and Tianjin recruit students, while other Beijing Normal University and China Agricultural University only recruit students in Beijing."

"It's not just the universities in Beijing, but also the universities in the Southwest. Southwest Associated University, Sichuan University, China University of Geosciences, China University of Equipment, and China University of Chemical Technology have set up test centers in Chengdu, Chongqing, and Kunming. In addition, only Wuchang and Shanghai have recruitment centers outside. In this way, students from many places have lost the opportunity to be admitted to these universities before taking the exam.”

"For our national universities, the education funds come from our Ministry of Education's appropriations. And the Ministry of Education's funds come from fiscal appropriations, and the source of finances is national taxation. Every province contributes to finances. Therefore, the Ministry of Education believes that national The enrollment model of universities is not good for students in most provinces, or it is very unfair. The Ministry of Education believes that national universities treat candidates from each province equally, so national universities should conduct examinations in all provinces of the country to recruit students. "

unfair.

College admissions right now is really unfair.

Because many universities only set up recruitment centers in which city they are in.As a result, I don't know how many outstanding students there are, and they don't even have the opportunity to enter these universities.

This was even more so ten years ago.

Are Peking University and Beiyang University the best universities in China?In fact, most of the students are students from Beijing and Tianjin, because students from many other provinces have no chance to take the exams in these schools.As a result, outstanding students in many places have no chance to go to these universities at all.Therefore, many people in the society ridicule Peking University as a "noble school" and "a university for Pekingese", which is not all a lie.Because in the past few years, most of the students of Peking University were local students in Beijing and Tianjin, and there were very few students from other provinces.

There have been more universities in recent years, but this local enrollment model has not changed.

"Second point, I want to complete a unified examination and conduct unified admissions. There is a big problem, that is, the problem of textbooks in schools across the country. The Ministry of Education has begun to arrange unified nationwide textbooks for primary schools, but textbooks for middle schools are still available. In the process of writing. Moreover, the situation of middle schools across the country is also very complicated, and their teaching situation is also very messy. Some schools carry out traditional education, some schools learn Western learning, and some schools are founded by foreigners. These middle schools include public schools, some Private schools, as well as schools founded by foreign churches. Unifying their teaching materials is not at the same level as promoting primary school teaching materials."

"kindness."

To take the college entrance examination, the unity of teaching materials is a must.

The textbooks are not uniform, everyone teaches differently, and students learn differently, so how to conduct unified examinations.Everyone has the same teaching materials and learned the same, so they can take the exam.

Duan Xun thought for a while and said: "Let the textbook writing committee compile the unified textbooks needed by middle schools as soon as possible. Some provinces can also be considered. They can unify the textbooks of middle schools in the province according to their own education conditions. After all, we don't need a national unified exam. , but just let each province unify the examination.”

"Yes."

Tang Erhe nodded.

Dao: "Let me talk about the third point. When it comes to the form of examinations, our country has thousands of years of experience in imperial examinations. In this regard, we can say that we have very rich experience to learn from. But since the abolition of imperial examinations, our country has begun to introduce new education. However, everyone has different ideas about new learning education, so the emphasis of teaching in each school is also different. Everyone does not know which aspect should be emphasized after the introduction of new learning. Our universities are also not clear about how we should run our schools and how we should pay attention to them. Enrollment is not clear. Everyone is confused about what the new school exam is like. At present, many universities in our country enroll students, in fact, they mainly take two subjects. One is Chinese and the other is mathematics. Of course, individual university exams Not exactly the same. Some universities add foreign language exams, some universities add history, and some universities even have seven subjects. Anyway, there are all kinds of exams. But the exams of all universities are actually the most important. There is only one thing, and that is Chinese. I have investigated the enrollment situation of our country's national universities in recent years, in fact, it is based on a composition. The so-called Chinese test has nothing but an article. Candidates only need to write a composition Well, you can get high scores. The scores of other subjects are not important. If you have a high score in Chinese, you can basically enter the university. In universities in Beijing, there are many students who get zero scores in subjects such as mathematics every year. But Because their Chinese scores are good, they can reach the entrance score and can directly enter the university. This is not only the case in national universities, but also in local provincial universities. Therefore, everyone says that the current university exam is to test composition.”

"Therefore, the Ministry of Education believes that the content of the test should be clarified. What should be tested in our university test, determine the subjects of the test, and then the whole country will abide by it. And now when the whole country pays attention to the development of science and engineering, the current situation of an article to test a university Something has to change."

Duan Xun kept writing what Tang Erhe said in his notebook.

I am very satisfied with Tang Erhe in my heart.Although Tanger and this person are official fans, they have always hoped to be promoted.But this person's ability is needless to say.

Looking at his understanding of the current education situation in China, every sentence is on the point, it can be said to be clear and logical.But yes, as a high-achieving medical student who returned from studying abroad in his early years, and as a minister of the Ministry of Education for so many years, he must be very familiar with China's education situation.

"The Ministry of Education has done a solid job."

Duan Xun affirmed it as soon as he opened his mouth.

Duan Xun has never been stingy with praise.Putting down the pen, he said, "The three problems you mentioned are indeed major problems in our country's education at present. Since your Ministry of Education has discussed them, I believe you have also discussed the solutions. Tell me about the solutions."

"Yes."

Tang Erhe was in a good mood when he heard Duan Xun's affirmation.Because Tang Erhe knows that the cabinet is preparing to carry out a reform and increase the number of cabinet members.

According to the voting principle, once the number of cabinet members is increased, the increased number must be an even number.This is the only way to keep the number of cabinet members at an odd number.The number of committee members remains an odd number, which is set for voting purposes.

Tang Erhe is very ambitious.

In terms of seniority, ability, and obedience to Duan Xun, Tang Erhe believed that he should be a cabinet member because of his duty.

Cabinet members are in charge of a lot of work, and they can also directly participate in the discussion of the formulation of national policies.How could Tang Erhe not be jealous.So Tang Erhe really worked hard.

"Prime Minister, our Ministry of Education considers the reform of university admissions in this way. From now on, we will promote the unified use of middle school textbooks. All middle schools, regardless of whether they are state-owned, private or run by foreigners, as long as they want to take the university admissions exam in our country, Then we must use the national unified textbook. Of course, some provinces can use their own textbooks, but if that is the case, all middle schools in the province must also use the unified textbooks designated by the province. Our Ministry of Education plans to spend three years on this work Within three years, the unified use of textbooks in all provinces will be completed."

"But there is one thing to be aware of."

Duan Xun interrupted Tang Erhe and said: "It is possible to allow some provinces to use their own textbooks under conditions. But it must be approved by the Ministry of Education. And the textbooks they use must also be educated. It can only be used after passing the approval of the Ministry.”

Centralization requires central authority.

The same goes for education.

The Ministry of Education must have sufficient authority.Local governments must never be divorced from the jurisdiction of the central government, and they must not act arbitrarily on education issues.

Their teaching materials can only be used with the permission of the Ministry of Education.

"Yes."

Tang Erhe nodded.

This is a disguised form of strengthening the strength of the Ministry of Education. Tang Erhe is only happy.Then Tang Erhe continued: "After the unification of textbooks is completed, the Ministry of Education can announce the content of the exam and the subjects of the exam. If you decide how many subjects to test, then the whole country will accept it. This preparation period, our Ministry of Education thinks it is three years. That is to say, our Ministry of Education plans to conduct the first university examination in six years.”

"According to the total number of students enrolled in each national university, and then according to the population ratio of each province, the distribution is made. The location of the test is placed in each county, and each county is a test center. Every student can take the test in the county where he is located. They can apply for the university they want in their own county. In this way, outstanding students across the country can enter any university in the country as long as they have excellent grades, and they are no longer limited by the location of the application."

"Six years."

Duan Xun nodded slowly.

If you want to speed, you can't reach it.

Although Duan Xun very much hopes that the college entrance examination can be carried out this year, it is completely impossible.You must have enough preparation before you can start the exam.

Six years is not short, but it is not long either.

That is to say, in 1931, the national college entrance examination could be carried out.

"Generally I agree. You come up with a specific plan and report it to the cabinet, and the next meeting will discuss the plan of the Ministry of Education. One thing to note is that this kind of exam is a national plan, and the most rigorous plan must be made. If the exam questions are leaked, Cheating during exams is a big deal. These must be carefully considered.”

"Yes."

Tang Erhe paused, and said, "But there are other questions about university admissions."

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"But there are other issues with college admissions."

"Say it all."

Duan Xun was taken aback.

The preparations by Thor and them were excellent, with many questions in mind.In six years, you can slowly improve everything, and then take the college entrance examination.But Tang Erhe said that there are still many problems.

"Prime Minister, there are currently five aspects to the composition of universities in our country. One is the national university, which is directly under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education and receives funding from the Ministry of Education. At present, there are 42 such national universities in the country. In addition to national universities, our country also has There are provincial universities, ministerial universities, private universities, and universities run by foreigners. Among them, national universities are universities that directly need funding from the Ministry of Education, and they all eat from the state's financial food. For them, they are obliged to receive education The leadership of the ministry. Change their approach to admissions, and they have to embrace it.”