Be a master through ancient times

"Ancient scholars must have teachers, teachers, so preaching and teaching karma can also solve doubts. $Dang% novels are all teachers of others, and must have heard this sentence. So, can someone explain this sentence in detail. "

Chu Ci sat on it, and leisurely brought up the topic that he was going to talk about today.Some of the teachers sitting below are old-fashioned, some have thin beards on their lips, and they are about [-] years old. Looking around, there are only a handful of young people in the huge examination hall.

As the saying goes, if there is no hair on the mouth, you can't do things well.Chu Ci is still too young, and they are actually not very convinced of Chu Ci. If he is just a young teacher at this time and not a high-ranking member of the imperial court, then these gentlemen will definitely scold him, "Zizi is ignorant, don't worry about it." Put on airs," before walking away.

Chu Ci looked at the silent crowd below, frowning on purpose and asked, "Why, this question is too difficult, can no one answer it?"

There was a hint of anger on the faces of the people below. Everyone knew that Master Chu was trying to provoke him, but they were still angered by him.

"The so-called preaching means to spread the truth; to teach, to teach lessons; to solve doubts, to answer doubts and doubts. We know that Mr. Chu is the champion of the new discipline, and his literary talent is above everyone else, but you don't have to humiliate me like this wait."

A young man dressed as a scholar stood up and spoke loudly, and everyone below gave him approving glances.These words spoke to their hearts.

"Masters, I have misunderstood. I don't mean to humiliate you by saying this. I just want to see if everyone understands the responsibilities on their shoulders. It is the job of a teacher to preach and teach. The most important thing is to preach. But, However, I found out that in our school and private school, the focus is on teaching and dispelling doubts, and seldom perform the duty of preaching, why?"

"How does your lord know that we haven't fulfilled our duty of preaching? What you need to know is all in the book. As long as you understand the book, the truth will be clear to you, so why do you need to repeat it?" the young man said again.

"Then you have heard the saying that it is better to have no books than to believe in books? If you can understand the truth only by reading books, then is it true that my Wei Dynasty only opened elementary school, and it is enough to learn three hundred thousand? If so, why did the court still have to How about spending money to set up private schools in county schools all over the country, and set up school fields for teaching and educating people?"

"My lord, it's not enough to just learn characters. We will help them integrate the contents of the book when we teach them, so that they can understand the truth of being a human being, which can't be done by just reading books. What I said below is true. There is something inappropriate, thank you sir for pointing it out." He folded his hands and bowed to Chu Ci.

There was a smile in Chu Ci's eyes, this is a person who can bend and stretch: "Actually, what you just said is probably the common method of educating people in all the academies of my Great Wei. Everyone reads first and then memorizes the three silently, and waits for the students to memorize the content. When you are in the heart, explain it. This method is not suitable for everyone, but only for those who study hard. If someone can't do it, then the road to the imperial examination will be hopeless."

"My lord, if you want to study, you have to be like this. The ancients said that the industry is good in diligence, waste in leisure, action is in thinking, and ruin in following. It is also said that there is a road in the mountain of books, and diligence is the path, and the sea of ​​learning is boundless and hard work. It can be seen that this journey of studying is like a dangerous mountain, which can only be climbed by those with weak will."

After saying this, everyone in the audience nodded their heads in praise. They all thought this way, and their husbands taught it this way before. It can be said that this method has been passed down in one continuous line since ancient times.

"It is true, but what you said is not inevitable. Think about it, everyone. Suppose a chicken and an eagle learn to fly together today. The chicken studies hard and forgets to eat and sleep, while the eagle spends three days fishing and two days drying the net. What do you think? , who can learn to fly in the end?" Chu Ci gave an example casually.

"Well, goshawks are born to soar in the sky and travel in the four seas, how can they be compared with chickens?" Some people questioned.

"Well, suppose there are two eagles competing together, and they still do what I just said, then who can fly faster and better?"

"Naturally, they are the ones who study hard and practice hard, and forget to eat and sleep. Those who want to become great must be able to endure hardships and stand hard work more than others." Now there is no need for everyone to argue, the answer is very obvious.

"Yes, assuming the two are equal in ability and intelligence, then naturally the diligent scholar is better. If the two are very different in intelligence, does the same method apply to them? It is like putting a chicken and an eagle together. It's the same everywhere."

"How can animals be compared with humans?" Someone secretly retorted.

"Okay, since everyone thinks it's inappropriate to compare with animals, let's talk about people. Maoshan County is the son of Mr. Huang, I wonder if you have heard of it?" Chu Ci was deeply impressed by Huang Yingjie. His ability really made everyone envious and jealous hatred.

Several counties in Ganzhou prefecture extend in all directions, and these masters are also related by marriage to several neighboring counties. Although Huang Yingjie's reputation is not as great as before Chu Ci, everyone has heard of it.No, someone immediately said: "But that Huang Yingjie who has an unforgettable memory?"

"It's him. Everyone knows that this guy is talented and has the ability to remember everything. As long as he reads the book, he can memorize it by heart in a short time. Suppose I study with him, I study hard, he Just flip through it, let’s just imagine, who can memorize "Li Sao" in one day?" This ancient prose, not counting punctuation, has a total of about 490 characters. At that time, some people cried when they memorized excerpts from high school, not to mention the full text of it. .

The masters below had different expressions, and they also recalled the hardships when reciting "Li Sao" back then.Such a long article, given them a day, it is absolutely impossible for them to memorize it.However, one is the number one scholar and the other is known as a child prodigy, so there is probably no problem, right?

Now it is no longer possible to be unanimous. Some say that Zhuangyuan Lang can memorize it, and some say that Huang Yingjie can memorize it.

The reason why Chu Ci can be memorized is that there is inevitably a filter in it.For all the literati in the Great Wei Dynasty, being named on the gold list and riding horses through the streets is the greatest glory they can enjoy in their lives.To be able to win the first place among so many people in the whole country must not be an ordinary person.No matter how good Huang Yingjie is, he can't win the number one prize. He didn't even pass the provincial examination last year.

There is no doubt about Huang Yingjie's. Is the ability of photographic memory available to everyone?He can memorize it with just a little flipping, let alone flipping through it several times?

"It seems that everyone's opinions are not the same, so now, I believe that I can recite it in one day and stand up, and I believe that brother Huang can recite it in a sitting." Chu Ci said.

Gradually someone stood up off the court, and some people who were undecided saw others standing up, so he stood up too.After counting it down, most of them think that Chu Ci can be memorized.

"Thank you for your kindness, please sit down." Chu Ci chuckled, "However, I can't memorize "Li Sao" in one day. I still remember when I recited "Li Sao" back then, It took me nearly a ten-year effort to memorize the whole chapter stammeringly under the ruler of my husband. The feeling of relief at that time was better than escaping from death. If someone really put me and Brother Huang together to read, Presumably the master must call me stupid."

This was memorized by the original owner in ten days when he was 12 years old, regardless of the tragic situation at that time.And Chu Ci himself had indeed memorized the full text.

When he was in high school, he memorized excerpts. When the old professor talked about Qu Yuan in college, how could he only memorize excerpts?To memorize, of course, memorize the whole article.After finishing speaking, he gave them homework and finished reciting "Li Sao" within a week.At the beginning, Chu Ci also held the book and memorized it by heart. After several times, not only did he fail to memorize it, but he almost forgot what he had memorized in high school.In desperation, he began to dig through the materials and ponder this article. After a rough understanding, it took him four days to memorize it.Then the old professor didn't check it, which is really worrying.

The audience roared with laughter, Mr. Chu, who seemed aloof at first, stepped down from the altar because of this remark, and became more approachable.Some of them were taught by the ruler in the first half of their lives, and used the ruler to teach others in the second half of their lives. When they heard his words at this time, their hearts were full of kindness.

"My lord, I know you want to use this example to prove that hard work is not the only way to go, but how many people can have this kind of talent like Huang Yingjie? Others are generally not much different." Someone said, the reason why the child prodigy Being a child prodigy is because there are only a few out of thousands of people. Does it make sense to compare him as an example?

Hearing this, Chu Ci said sternly: "Because there is not much difference, this is worth discussing. If it is really a talent like Huang Yingjie, no master will teach them together with ordinary people. According to his learning progress, he will be taught according to his learning progress. However, there are differences among the students but not much, which will cause such a consequence. Two students study together, one of them works hard, and the other is not so diligent. Out of the books, which one do you prefer?"

Old knowledge is learned, but new knowledge is not taught for a long time, so those who have learned it in advance will certainly not spend so long learning it.In the end, in the eyes of the gentlemen, there are two different states.

The masters frowned and pondered, trying to recall whether they had such smart but unstudy students, and it turned out that they did.In the past, it seemed to them that this student was stubborn and refused to listen to persuasion, but now it seems that their handling was also inappropriate.At the very least, it is necessary to distinguish clearly what is not enough to learn, and what is really playful and tired of learning.

"However, if he has learned it in advance and can tell the teacher to re-arrange his homework, why should he waste his time? Since his intelligence is higher than others, he should study hard to learn the right way."

"Yes, Mr. Dongpo also said that those who set up great achievements in ancient times not only have extraordinary talents, but also must have perseverance. It means that in order to achieve great things, intelligence, will and hard work are inseparable However, not all the students we face are able to restrain themselves. And you need to understand that in the hearts of students, the status of the teacher is high, and few students will question the teacher or ask you for advice. "This is not only a phenomenon in ancient times, it is still the case in modern times. Chuci is already grounded enough, but the only people who come to ask questions are still the class leaders.

Looking at everyone's thoughtful looks, Chu Ci said again: "I didn't say this to completely negate your teaching methods. It must have a reason for its existence from ancient times to the present. But I hope, When you go back, you can think about what kind of method can be applied to this small number of students. In the past, Confucius had different opinions on the same issue, and you can learn from these practices. "

Teaching students in accordance with their aptitude is a requirement that is very simple to say but very difficult to do.Teachers are also ordinary people, so naturally it is impossible to demand themselves according to the standards of saints.But Chu Ci hoped that after hearing this, they could change their original approach a little bit, and maybe they could also change the predetermined fate of some people.