Mythology: Ragnarok

Chapter 326 Education System

Xuan Yuan Muze asked suspiciously, "You really trust your police that much? Your security seems...to me to be quite lax."

Agreed chuckled and said, "It seems you don't have a clear understanding of the police's strength, my friend. The security police of the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Races are all retired soldiers, with their strength at least at the Grandmaster level, and they are all equipped with the latest version of the Exterminator Nano Armor from the Academy of Sciences. What does that mean?"

To put it another way, you can think of it as millions of police officers, as powerful as superheroes in movies, wearing steel armor to maintain social order. Moreover, we have a sufficient number of police officers on every planet. In fact, the minimum standard for our police force is that, theoretically, if all the people on the entire planet rebelled at the same time, our police force stationed on that planet could still 'clean up' the planet within forty minutes.

However, with population growth, the size of the military has been expanding in recent years. In fact, the number of veterans far exceeds the demand for maintaining public order. Just like on our planet, theoretically, the police force here could wipe out the entire planet's 24 billion inhabitants in thirteen minutes. So, in reality, our police force has always been in a state of surplus. In addition, the well-developed economic structure and moral education have resulted in a very low crime rate, making being a police officer the most idle job in the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Races. Otherwise, there wouldn't be police posts at schools. The police in the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Races are actually a bit like the security guards in your hometown, with nothing to do all day long except for those boring patrol duties. So, in fact, the police department in the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Races would rather the people find something for them to do.

Therefore, I have been researching how to make the lives of these veterans more fulfilling, since they are also an indispensable part of this country.

Sorry, I've gone off on a tangent again. Let's get back to education. You see, our public security is practically impenetrable, so what do you think of my education system? Is it feasible? Or, where do you think it needs improvement?

Xuan Yuan Muze bit his lip awkwardly, then said, "It's nothing, I have nothing to say. I really can't find fault with your moral education. You can continue the lesson, I won't disturb you anymore."

Agreed chuckled and said, "get out of class is over, my friend. You don't think you, who joined later, will wake up before the other kids, do you? They've gone to their second class, 'Common Language,' so we have plenty of time to chat."

Xuanyuan Muze then asked, "A common language? What are the school schedules and daily routines like for the children here?"

Agreed replied, "In compulsory education, there are five courses: 'Moral Education,' 'Physical Education and Health,' 'Life Skills,' 'Basic Mathematics,' and 'Common Language.' Of course, the school also offers several elective courses. If the children are interested, they can also choose from a series of subjects such as 'Artistic Creation,' 'Science Experiments,' 'Basic Medicine,' and 'Pharmaceutical Manufacturing.' As long as even one student wants to take these courses, they will be offered. In any case, the teachers in the school are really just sitting around doing nothing except for the four compulsory education courses. They'd be happy to teach a few more classes to make their presence felt."

Xuan Yuan Muze asked, puzzled, "You only have so few courses? And so many electives, how do you manage to schedule exams and a whole host of teaching activities?"

This time it was Agreed's turn to be surprised. He asked, "Exams? Why do we need exams? Besides, our teachers are always plentiful, and teaching activities are easily allocated. The first four days of the week are for five compulsory education courses, and the last three days are for other elective courses. Classes start at eight in the morning and end at noon for a lunch break, then resume at two in the afternoon until six in the afternoon, after which the children can go home to rest. This education will continue from the age of six until they are eighteen. Furthermore, all expenses for compulsory education during this period are covered by the national treasury of the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Races. These children also receive a food allowance, and families with children receive a monthly allowance of forty gold coins until their children reach adulthood. In other words, the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Races basically covers all the expenses for a child from birth to adulthood."

So please rest assured, the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Races will absolutely not have any problems with education; I place great importance on education.

Xuanyuan Muze then asked, "Do you only have one language course here, the common language? Your curriculum is very different from my hometown's, and how can you know the children's learning progress without exams?"

Agreed then replied: "For a unified country, the unification of language is necessary, so that we can free up more energy to learn other things. Therefore, one language course is enough for a common language. An advanced civilization will never make its language system complicated and redundant, because this will greatly affect the development of civilization and the spread of culture."

As for exams, I really don't understand them. And the homework I recently learned about from another traveler is also hard to grasp. Why use a piece of paper to assess the quality of teaching? Or to put it another way, moral education in compulsory education shouldn't be assessed, nor is it necessary. And physical education and health education can be checked with a physical exam, so why bother with exams? Life skills classes are also completely unnecessary. They're just meant to teach children basic life skills and some relevant laws and regulations. Even if they didn't learn them then, they'll become proficient in these things later because of their survival needs. However, we do have some small quizzes on basic math to ensure the children don't make calculation mistakes. The goal is simply to give them basic calculation skills so they won't be easily fooled.

The essence of compulsory education is to enable children to speak, write, and do arithmetic, to have their own thoughts and think independently, to broaden their horizons and develop divergent thinking, while ensuring they have a healthy body during their development. This is the fundamental purpose of compulsory education in a nation of many races. Secondly, it aims to see if it can stimulate children's interest in scientific exploration and guide them onto the path of developing science and technology.

Xuanyuan Muze retorted, "But how can you cultivate scientists without examinations and a teaching system? If you do it this way, academic qualifications will be worthless in the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Races! Moreover, those who are truly talented will have no motivation to study science and technology, since they are all very well-off. So... why not enjoy life instead of doing scientific research? Furthermore, if you don't screen students and distribute educational resources equally to every family, won't those true geniuses become just ordinary people?"