Chapter 206 Difficulty
Which parent wouldn't want their child to have unique and targeted learning materials?
The original red lotus is no exception.
Although she was once the vice-principal of the girls' college, she only gave a direction for the admissions work, and the rest was handled by the teachers in the college.
Therefore, she was unaware of the questions for the entrance exam.
But that didn't stop her from guessing the questions.
She didn't feel like she was cheating at all. After all, in the past two or three years, the girls' academy had grown and developed in the capital, and it was no longer the girls' academy it used to be.
A thought suddenly popped into Yuan Hongqu's mind.
Should I open my own exam preparation class?
The gimmick was that the former vice principal of the girls' college revealed the secrets of the entrance exam, helping students successfully enter the girls' college.
If this tutoring class is launched, given the popularity of today's enrollment, she could probably make a fortune in just one session.
...But why create more competitors for your own child?
If the entrance exam for the girls' college could be based solely on academic knowledge, then the number of students admitted would probably be quite large.
However, why did the college wait several days after the written exam to announce the admission list?
This is because the academy examines students' character from many aspects, such as home visits and other forms of investigation.
Sometimes, even if someone's written test score is a bit low, if they have good character, they can still be admitted despite not meeting the usual requirements.
Although the interviews following the written exams are very demanding, this is one of the reasons why graduation certificates from women's colleges are highly valued.
The days following the exams are the busiest time for the teachers at the girls' academy. In the past, when they were in Yangzhou, this task was shared by the higher-level students.
There are probably no advanced students at the Capital Women's Academy yet.
Yuan Hongqu thought about the bustling and crowded scene she saw when they went to register yesterday and left. She estimated that the academy's announcement of admission results this year would likely be delayed.
However, she never intended to help them share the burden herself.
Without countermeasures, even student recruitment will be problematic, so what's the point of running a school!
She's very busy too!
The day after Daiyu took her exams was the Flower Festival. Even though the Imperial Household Department hosted Daiyu's birthday banquet, the venue was still the Lin family's residence.
As the hosts, it's impossible for them to be completely unaffected and act like ordinary guests.
However, on that day, many women of similar age to Daiyu in the capital would come to the Lin family to attend her birthday banquet.
If it were her, she would definitely choose to have a group interview on that day.
I wonder if anyone in the academy has thought of this?
I wonder if the Imperial Household Department will send an invitation to the Girls' Academy.
Before she knew it, Yuan Hongqu was thinking about the academy again.
Daiyu was looking through the documents that Yuan Hongqu had brought.
"Granny, is the entrance exam really that easy?"
Yuan Hongqu nodded, "The written test is divided into stages. For example, since you are only eight years old now, the questions will not be very difficult. The test paper is for seven to ten-year-olds. But if you are older, the content of the test will be more in-depth."
"Granny, you're underestimating me. I think I can use another test paper; these questions are too easy."
Daiyu snorted disdainfully.
"This math problem isn't the simplest nine-square grid. I could draw it when I was three years old: nine on top, one at the bottom, three on the left, seven on the right, two and four on the shoulders, eight and six at the feet, and five in the center. My father taught me that there are even more complicated ones than this."
"What does Daiyu think should be tested in a written math exam for children aged eight to ten?"
Daiyu raised her head, thought for a moment, and said frankly,
"The math exam should include 'The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art'."
Yuan Hongqu's hand slipped, and she almost lost her grip on the teacup.
Goodness gracious! The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art? You think everyone is a genius like you?!
"Actually, there are some very simple parts in the Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art. Only the last three chapters are slightly more difficult. Granny, is this the level of the girls' academy? The entrance exam only tests the Nine Palaces Formula."
"Daiyu, it's just an entrance exam, only to check the students' general level. The entrance exam paper is very simple, but the mid-year exam after you have studied at the academy for a period of time, that's when the academy's true difficulty will be revealed."
Yuan Hongqu did manage to salvage some dignity for the girls' academy.
After all, if Daiyu really thought that the girls' academy was only of this standard, she might look down on the academy and become arrogant and complacent, which would lead to her being isolated by other students, and that would not be good.
"Granny, how about I enroll in a class for children over ten? Classes for children under ten might teach very basic things, and I don't want to learn anymore," Daiyu said seriously after thinking for a moment.
"No need. What you learn at the academy is the same. Those who are eight years old or older do not enter the school for introductory courses, so what you learn thereafter is the same as in the middle stage."
"The middle stage? Will the academy be divided into stages?"
"Divided. The initial stage is an introductory class, enrolling girls aged five to seven, and the content taught is completely different from the intermediate stage;"
"In the middle stage, we enroll students aged eight to ten, and in the higher stage, we enroll students aged eleven to fifteen."
"Generally, students can take the graduation exam at this stage. If they want to continue their studies, there is an advanced stage that recruits unmarried female students over the age of fifteen. There are relatively few students at this stage. Most of the graduates are women who have become officials or entered the palace before they come to study for a year."
"Some of the teachers in the academy are retired female officials from the palace. Their knowledge and etiquette are top-notch, just like our family's Granny Jin and Granny Shi."
Daiyu listened intently, and the maids beside her also listened with great interest.
"Granny, when Sister Liu's family's Songhua came to our house a couple of days ago, what she said, did you already know about it? How come I've never heard you mention it before?" Daiyu asked, her mind filled with doubt.
The old woman was the vice-principal of the girls' academy, and she only just found out about this.
That day, when Sister Liu said she was going to register for the girls' academy, the nanny didn't show it at all.
“I’m completely unaware of the rules governing girls’ academies in the capital these days. What I just mentioned were the rules from the original Yangzhou girls’ academy. They may have changed in the capital now, and it wouldn’t be good if I told her something wrong and she misunderstood.”
"Granny, now that I know this, can I share it with Sister Liu?"
“The Liu family girl doesn’t need to take exams, so she doesn’t need these things. Based on her age, she should be an auditor in a higher level class.”
"Actually, the entrance exam isn't difficult. Sister Liu should be able to pass it herself." Daiyu was quite puzzled.
“Miss, this is easy for you, but we just looked at what Granny Yuan wrote, and it’s really difficult for us.” Xueyan, the most learned of the maids, held up the notes that Yuan Hongqu had made for Daiyu and said that it was very difficult.
Daiyu was surprised:
"Xueyan, you've been studying with me since you were little, and it's been several years now. How can you not understand something this simple?"
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