Chapter 296 Noun Unification
Ma Xiangbo had thought about this issue for a long time. He explained to Zhang Xingjiu, Ma Jianzhong and others, "Aurora is a Sanskrit word meaning China, and in English it also means dawn or light. The name Aurora College is given in the hope that this school can be like the rising sun, shouldering the important task of opening up the dawn of China through education."
Next, they discussed the school's regulations. Ma Xiangbo wanted to first set up two majors, "Literature" and "Quality" (i.e. science), with a two-year study period. If there was enough strength, he could expand the school to four major subjects: literature, image and number (mathematics), form (science), and knowledge (philosophy).
Zhang Xingjiu expressed a different opinion, "Two years is too short to train qualified talents. It should be at least four years. The division between literature and science is too crude. We can follow the example of Britain and France and set up a college of arts and a college of science, which can be further divided into literature, law, philosophy, education, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology and other majors."
"Whether you are studying arts or science, you must learn a foreign language in addition to studying your major. Today, China's science and technology lags far behind Europe and the United States. If you want to make achievements, you must master a foreign language so that you can understand foreign papers and journals and communicate with foreign scholars. If they have excellent grades, they can also go abroad to study."
Of course, Zhang Xingjiu also wants Chinese to replace English and French in international status. Unfortunately, this is still far from being possible. Therefore, it is best for outstanding students of this generation to master a foreign language, otherwise they will not be able to understand even foreign papers.
You can ask a translator to help you translate, but this will create a layer of separation, which is far less intuitive than browsing it yourself, and it is also easy to make various mistakes. These translators may not necessarily have advanced professional knowledge.
"Dad, Zhou Ping and I have been to many countries, whether it is the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany or France. Most of the universities in these countries adopt this model. Since there are mature cases in the past, we might as well do the same." Ma Zongwen also expressed his support.
Unlike most people nowadays, Zhang Xingjiu did not mind bringing Ma Zongwen to such occasions, and was very supportive of her expressing her opinions. She was a graduate of education from a French university, and in terms of professionalism, few people present could compare with her.
Several older men in the room could not help but frown when they heard her talking. These people were considered open-minded people at the time, otherwise they would not have discussed the matter of running a school with Ma Xiangbo. But despite this, they were still not used to listening to a woman talking about serious matters with them. It was only out of self-restraint that they did not interrupt Ma Zongwen.
Zhang Xingjiu ignored their unhappiness. Many of them had served as officials in the court. When Yehenara Lan'er scolded them in the court, they did not show any dissatisfaction.
Ma Zongwen has a very deep understanding of the European and American education systems. He has read many papers and monographs specifically studying higher education. Now he talks about it systematically, which is an eye-opener for everyone present.
Those dissatisfied people gradually put away their contempt. The brothers Ma Xiangbo and Ma Jianzhong laughed happily. They looked at each other and felt that they had found the right son-in-law.
If it weren't for Zhang Xingjiu's support, how could Ma Zongwen have the opportunity to study in France? How could he have the ability he has now? If Aurora College is really established in the future, with Ma Zongwen's level, he can definitely be a teacher in the Department of Education.
After listening to her, someone asked hesitantly, "What Zhou Pinghe and Madam Ling said does make sense, but China is in danger right now. If we still insist on graduating in four years, isn't that too long?"
"We can adopt a credit system. If you are able to complete enough credits within three or even two years, then it's okay to graduate early," Zhang Xingjiu added.
By the way, I gave them some information about the credit system. "Six years ago, Harvard University in the United States took the lead in implementing the credit system, which divided the courses that students needed to take into different credits. Students could get corresponding credits for completing each course and passing the exam. When the credits accumulated to a certain number, it meant that the student's level had reached the graduation requirements, and then they could be awarded a degree certificate and a graduation certificate."
Zhang Xingjiu also used Confucianism as an example, for example, how many credits can be obtained by reading "The Analects of Confucius", and how many credits can be obtained by learning to write eight-legged essays. Once a certain number of credits are accumulated, one can graduate from the academy and take the imperial examination.
After hearing this, most people understood, "This credit system is reasonable. If you meet a genius or someone who can concentrate on studying, it is possible to accumulate enough credits to graduate early. If he can't even get enough credits, it means that he has not met the graduation standards, so he should continue to study hard!"
"In order to avoid students specifically picking easy courses or courses they are good at to earn credits, courses should be divided into compulsory courses and elective courses. The accumulated credits of compulsory courses must reach a certain number before graduation." Zhang Xingjiu continued to popularize knowledge to them.
After talking about required and elective courses, he also talked about the GPA system, which made everyone feel dizzy. They didn't expect running a school to be so difficult. But after thinking about it carefully, they felt that this system was indeed reasonable.
While discussing the school rules and regulations with them, Ma Xiangbo was also begging for money everywhere. He visited Zhang Jian, Yan Fu, Xiong Xiling and others in succession, hoping that they could donate money to support education.
When soliciting donations, it was specifically pointed out that if a certain amount of donations is made, one can become a director of Aurora College. The directors form the school's board of directors, which is responsible for formulating the school's long-term development plan and strategic goals; formulating the school's policies and rules and regulations to ensure the normal operation and development of the school; and supervising the school's management and operations to ensure that all decisions are in the best interests of the school.
However, they cannot interfere with the daily operations of the school, which is also to prevent them from interfering with the normal operation of the school.
Harvard adopts a similar model, and it is better to leave professional matters to professionals.
Some people expressed their incomprehension. You want my money, but you don't let me take care of school affairs. How can this be justified? They originally wanted to give some money for Ma Xiangbo's sake, but now they don't plan to give it.
Ma Xiangbo did not continue to insist, as allowing such a person to enter the board of directors would only affect the future development of Aurora College.
Some people have also realized the benefits of doing so. In fact, they are not unfamiliar with this model. In the past, many famous academies were managed by great scholars who were responsible for managing the internal affairs of the school. Landlords and wealthy businessmen also contributed money, but they could not interfere in the management of the academies.
Yan Fu, Zhang Jian, Xiong Xiling and others donated generously, which greatly increased the school's preparatory funds.
During this period, Zhang Xingjiu was not idle. He was working on a very important and far-reaching task, which was to unify the professional terms in the field of physics.
(End of this chapter)
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