noffsinger Chapter 301 Setting up a girls’ school
Chapter 301 Setting up a girls’ school
Hearing Gu Wenxuan say that she wanted to adopt orphans and abandoned babies, Lin Shuzhen couldn't help but take a breath. She said, "This is a huge expense."
Gu Wenxuan smiled, "The big boss has the government, so this matter mainly depends on them. I am a peasant girl, so even if I want to do good deeds, I will definitely do it within my ability."
Lin Shuzhen heaved a sigh of relief when she heard this. "Have you asked Jingzhou?"
Gu Wenxuan smiled, "Have you ever seen him oppose anything I want to do even once?"
Lin Shuzhen: ...
Not only did he never oppose it, he also ran around to help out every time.
She glared at Gu Wenxuan, "You should ask him, too. After all, you are going to marry into the Bai family. Don't let such a good young man down."
Gu Wenxuan was afraid that she would continue to nag, so she sat up straight and corrected her attitude, "I've already told him, and he supports me doing this."
Fearing that her second aunt would continue to nag, she quickly added, "Second aunt, I plan to adopt baby girls. I'm not worried about the money, but I'm worried that I won't be able to judge people well and accidentally pick a beast to take care of them. I have limited energy, so you, my mother, my grandmother, my aunt...you have to help me supervise them."
Raising a child is not just about giving money. She also has to select staff with good character to take care of the children, and keep an eye on them and conduct secret visits over a long period of time to prevent some evil-hearted people from doing worse than animal things to those children who already have a miserable life.
Lin Shuzhen was very pleased that Gu Wenxuan had thought so carefully. She nodded vigorously, "Don't worry, your mother and I will help you keep an eye on it."
After talking about adopting orphans and abandoned babies, the two talked about the teaching content of the girls' school.
Like boys' schools, girls' schools are not just schools that teach reading.
Gu Wenxuan's initial plan was that the girls entering the school would have different ages and the focus of their studies would also be different.
For those over ten years old, the main focus is on learning to read, do accounting, and learn a skill. As for martial arts, they do not seek to master the art in depth, but only to strengthen their bodies and be able to protect themselves in an emergency.
For girls under ten years old, or those who are a little older but are willing to spend more time on studying rather than getting married and having children early, Gu Wenxuan plans to systematically train them.
Her second aunt can teach them how to read, do accounting, etc., while she, her mother and her cousin can teach them to practice martial arts persistently.
You need to be able to read and write, and to do accounting and bookkeeping, so that you can be promoted step by step to become a manager, accountant, or shopkeeper, or even start your own business when the opportunity is right.
Persistent martial arts training can not only strengthen the body, but also improve girls' self-defense ability. Apart from anything else, they can beat those who have bad intentions towards them and make them doubt their life.
If there are those with good talent in martial arts, she can even train them to be female guards.
In addition to these two most basic skills, girls can also choose to learn other skills such as spinning and weaving, cocoon making and silk reeling, silk weaving, cutting and sewing, embroidery, cooking, medicine, midwifery, planting, and breeding according to their own interests and specialties.
Of course, Gu Wenxuan would not raise and teach them for free. These girls who received her favor had to sign a contract with her and work for her for three to ten years, depending on the extent of her efforts.
She had already put all these on paper in advance. After reading them, Lin Shuzhen felt that the conditions set by Gu Wenxuan were not so much conditions as they were another disguised benefit for the girls.
You know, these days not only is it difficult to learn a skill, it's also difficult to find a job.
Gu Wenxuan asked them to work for her family, which was actually helping them solve their employment problems in disguise.
Not to mention that the tuition fees for girls' schools were the same as those for boys' schools, which were extremely cheap. On this basis, Gu Wenxuan even formulated a very good welfare and reward system for girls' schools.
All girls studying in the girls' school would receive a set of student uniform every quarter. Gu Wenxuan's plan was to give the children thick and thin cotton-padded clothes in winter and spring, and light clothes in summer and autumn.
In addition, girls' schools, like boys' schools, provide children with free enlightenment books and one lunch a day.
The food standard is exactly the same as that of the boys' school. Each child can get two spoonfuls of vegetables and two mixed flour buns for each meal.
In order to prevent some families from favoring boys over girls, or the elderly in the family from favoring one side over another, Gu Wenxuan also added a special rule.
"Students are only allowed to wear the clothes provided by the school, eat lunch by themselves, and use books, writing brushes, inkstones, and paper in the school. They are not allowed to be taken home."
"If anyone secretly brings food, books, writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone home to their family members, or secretly gives clothes or cotton inside clothes to their family members, once discovered, the school will no longer provide her with free food, clothes, books, writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone."
"If a student in the cram school bullies a classmate, steals other people's clothes or food, the cram school has the right to punish the student by putting him in solitary confinement, doing horse stance, doing chores, or even persuading him to quit or expelling him, depending on the severity of the situation."
In addition to a welfare system that is highly similar to that of boys' schools, Gu Wenxuan also borrowed the scholarship system from boys' schools equally, so that children who study well can earn money through their own efforts.
Her initial plan is to select the top five commentators if the total number of commentators is less than 20, and the top ten commentators if the total number of commentators is greater than 20.
The child who ranks first will be rewarded with one string of coins, the child who ranks second will be rewarded with 900 coins, the child who ranks third will be rewarded with 800 coins... and so on, the child who ranks tenth will be rewarded with 100 coins.
Although the amount of a single reward may not seem much, the school has exams every month. As long as the students are willing to work hard, they can get bonuses from the school every month.
In addition, cram schools provide another path for children whose academic performance is not so good but not so bad that they cannot graduate.
As long as they want to study, even if their families are unwilling to support them, they can enjoy tuition reduction benefits by signing a contract with different years of work.
The current standards set by Gu Wenxuan are:
Students who are willing to sign a 30-year labor contract with Gu Wenxuan and others will not only be exempt from all tuition fees while at school, but will also receive a certain living allowance from the school every month.
Students who are willing to sign a 20-year labor contract with Gu Wenxuan and others will be exempt from all tuition fees while in school, but the school will not subsidize their living expenses.
Students who are willing to sign a ten-year labor contract with Gu Wenxuan and others can be exempted from paying half of their tuition while in school. The other half of the tuition will be deducted from their wages every month by the person in charge after they graduate until they pay off their debts.
These rules were formulated by Gu Wenxuan based on her estimation. If any problems are found during practice, she will make adjustments at any time.