Training the Heavens

Chapter 159 A lot of benefits
"Director Ping, do you think Tunan's academic progress will be delayed if he goes to your school?" Before making a decision, Shen Zhixue first consulted Ping Zetao's opinion. They were at the same level, so he used his job title.

"USTC's teaching level is definitely higher than ours," Ping Zetao said cautiously. "But the most important thing for Tunan right now is to lay a solid foundation. In terms of basic education, the gap between our two schools isn't that big, so if he can come to our school, at least his undergraduate studies shouldn't be delayed."

"Then I'm relieved." Shen Zhixue breathed a sigh of relief and quickly put forward his suggestion, "Since Tunan doesn't want to be too far away from home, and he's only eleven years old now, it would definitely be better for him to see his family more often, so can we work hard to get Tunan into a teachers' college?"

"Finish your undergraduate studies first, and then go to USTC or Peking University for graduate studies after graduation! He'll be fifteen after four years of undergraduate study. It shouldn't be a problem for him to go out of town then, right?"

Now the country is also discussing the issue of resuming enrollment, and it has been put on the agenda. It is likely to be approved, so Shen Zhixue’s plan is very feasible.

Ping Zetao was also very excited. As a teacher, who wouldn't want to recruit a student as outstanding as Zhuang Tunan? And they did have advantages. "Teacher He will be returning to our school to teach soon. He has done a great job in training Tunan before. If he continues to teach, Tunan will definitely be willing to do so."

"It would be better if our Suzhou talents could be cultivated and developed by Suzhou's universities." Shen Zhixue expressed his true thoughts. If Zhuang Tunan was sent to USTC, whatever achievements he made in the future would be the glory of USTC. If he was kept in Suzhou, the honor would naturally belong to Suzhou as well.

"What Director Shen said makes sense. Since Tunan wants to go and the Normal College has the ability to train him, why send the child so far away? It may not be good for such a young child to be away from his parents for a long time for his personal growth." Another teacher who has children agreed.

"Yeah, if you were eighteen, nineteen, or even sixteen or seventeen and left home to go to another place, maybe the impact would be less. But if you go so far away at the age of eleven, you will definitely miss home, and the school will be difficult to manage, right?"

"Enrolling in the junior class is a national initiative, so let's not dwell on the age issue." Shen Zhixue warned everyone that it would be bad news if word of this got out. "Let's focus on Tunan's personal choice. His situation is special, unlike other gifted youngsters."

At this time, Shen Zhixue felt that it was a good thing that Zhuang Tunan had a discord in his family. Otherwise, why would he keep him in Suzhou?
So, now there is only one last and most crucial question left. "Now only USTC is allowed to open a junior class. From a policy perspective, Jiangsu Normal University is not qualified to recruit Tu Nan. How can this be resolved?"

"Cultivating talent for the country is the right of all universities. It doesn't make sense that only USTC is allowed to do so, right?"

"Education, especially higher education, requires tailored teaching methods for each student. Sending all gifted young people to USTC to receive the same education is inherently unscientific!"

Shen Zhixue took the lead, and other cadres and teachers began to offer suggestions, and they actually found some very suitable reasons.

Ping Zetao also thought what they said made sense. Since he was a genius, how could he be taught in the same way? "I'm going back to school and ask the school leaders if Jiangsu Normal University can contribute to the country's exploration of new talent training methods! We don't need too many students. Zhuang Tunan is enough."

"Applying for just one special student would definitely be easier than running a gifted program. I think we can give it a try." Shen Zhixue grew increasingly excited. If, with luck, Zhuang Tunan achieved success before the students in USTC's junior class, his decision today would be a monumental political achievement. Everyone went to the attached primary school cafeteria for a quick bite, then returned to continue the meeting. It lasted for several hours, searching for every possible reason to keep Zhuang Tunan in Suzhou.

The class was temporarily interrupted until Zhuang Tunan finished his physics and chemistry papers. He hurried over to check Zhuang Tunan's results. After the grading was completed, Zhuang Tunan got a high score again.

This result excited everyone. "The combined scores of these two subjects are close to 200. Even if Tunan were to take the college entrance examination, he would be able to get into Jiangsu Normal University. Why wouldn't the higher-ups let him enroll?"

In the first year after Jiangsu resumed the college entrance examination, four major subjects were adopted: Chinese, mathematics, politics, history and geography/physics and chemistry. Each subject was 259 points, with a total score of points. The science score line was points. Now Zhuang Tuanan has scored nearly points in the two subjects, and he can pass the line with just some answers in Chinese and politics.

"Let's ask Tunan's opinion." Shen Zhixue called Zhuang Tunan in and asked, "Tunan, if I asked you to study at Jiangsu Normal University now, would you be willing?"

"Yes, this way I can go home more often, and I also like learning math with Teacher He." Zhuang Tunan answered without thinking. Wasn't this the reason why he deliberately planned it?

He didn't care about the quality of the school. Central South University wasn't ranked high in the national university math department, but it had also produced talents like Liu Lu. Moreover, he had a knack for success anywhere.

"Okay, then we will apply to our superiors and try to fulfill your wish." Shen Zhixue made up his mind.

After seeing Zhuang Tunan off, he hurriedly found the leader who had called him, told him what had happened today, and analyzed a lot of benefits of keeping Zhuang Tunan in Suzhou. "The Normal College will only recruit Tunan, a talented young man, and can invest more resources in him. If Tunan achieves success in the future, it will be the glory of our Suzhou. Then the Normal College can use Tunan's success to apply to recruit more talented young people."

With so many benefits in front of the leader, he was also tempted and said, "Then we should really strive for it."

The education department and the local government worked together and soon the news of a talented young man emerging in Suzhou reached the ears of relevant departments. They immediately sent people with test papers to test Zhuang Tuanan's abilities.

They did not directly reject Suzhou's proposal to keep Tuanan in a local university, because there was indeed no precedent for setting up junior classes, and they did not know whether it would be better to train these talented teenagers together or separate them. Suzhou's willingness to make new attempts is worthy of encouragement.

Now there is only one last question left: is Zhuang Tunan a genius?

(End of this chapter)