Chapter 564
My Villains Episode 564
69. infiltration(7)
As its name suggests, the Steering Committee is the organization that runs the Royal College and is responsible for most of the institution's affairs. Budget management was basic, and the enactment and revision of school regulations and management of sites, facilities, and buildings were also the tasks of the steering committee..
But the most important thing of all would be the protection of students..
The Royal College did not only belong to noble children such as Princess Eadina, Count Ost, and Viscount Arthur..
Rather, the majority were commoners whose parents were wealthy, such as merchants, skilled craftsmen, famous mercenaries, or royal officials. It is not uncommon for students from serfs to come to Seoul from the countryside with the support of nobles and wealthy people..
Among the many tasks of the steering committee, helping thousands of international students adapt to the extremely crowded capital city and protecting them from being treated unfairly abroad were the highest priorities..
The expulsion of unqualified teachers was also in a similar vein. The right of students to receive quality education is also subject to protection..
However, no matter what, education and academic research were strictly the affairs of the teachers' union..
So far, the steering committee has only invited prestigious outsiders or kicked out incompetent teachers, and has never interfered with the training and selection of teachers. The authority in question belonged to the teachers' union without any controversy..
Therefore, the review proposed by Princess Eadina was a tightrope walk between exercising legitimate rights and unjustly exceeding authority. Isn't the idea of comprehensively re-verifying newly hired and soon-to-be-hired teachers within a year essentially the same as exercising the right to appoint?.
From the teachers' point of view, this was embarrassing and something they should have opposed. However, none of the seven deans, including the deans of the three high school departments and the dean of the Free University, objected. It was foolish to defy the king's legitimate daughter..
The review proposed by Eadina was perplexing in itself. But what surprised the teachers even more was the motivation she showed and the ability to execute accordingly..
Immediately after obtaining the enthusiastic consent of the high-ranking faculty members, the princess immediately began the review..
In fact, new teachers and those nominated to teach were already waiting in the reception room on one side of the ‘Pavilion of Wisdom’. From the beginning, Eadina did not expect opposition from teachers..
However, Princess Eadina didn't seem to have any intention of touching the third high school..
Philosophy, theology, and law were popular among upper-class students because they were considered 'noble' studies that rulers and their counselors should learn. The influence of the teachers was quite large, so even for a princess, it was a bit unreasonable for her to take care of the 3 high school classes..
Due to these circumstances, the screening of new teachers and teacher appointees for the subject was conducted without any disturbance and was concluded quickly..
Therefore, the first subjects of the princess's actual examination were teachers of commerce and engineering, which are called 'studies for those who serve' among the seven liberal arts departments..
“……This is a little surprising.”
Princess Eadina, who was shuffling through documents, clicked her tongue slightly..
“Among the six, not a single one has learned teaching methods properly. Does this make sense in common sense??”
She glanced coldly at the new teachers lined up across the table. The six men and women, dressed in black robes and long-tailed hoods as if imitating priests, swallowed dryly and shook their shoulders slightly, even though they had been dragged into the situation without knowing why..
“Her Royal Highness, I apologize for informing you.-”
On behalf of the teachers who were completely frozen by the atmosphere in the hall, Ogrinin, the dean of Free University, spoke..
“In fields such as accounting, finance, and architecture, it is more important to acquire practical tips and expert experience rather than simply acquiring knowledge. so,”
“I know. Skills and experience are of course good..”
Eadina continued with a cynicism..
“By the way, Dean. Do students who come to the Royal College really want that kind of education? If experience and tricks are so important, it would be better to find an apprenticeship at a store or guild, so why come here and waste your gold? Because they are idiots who have nowhere else to spend their money.?”
“……that,”
“Oh my god, Ogrynin. It's not a question you expect an answer to. I believe you taught a logic lecture until the year before last, but was I wrong??”
As Dean Ogrinin closed his mouth with a gaping look on his face, the princess glanced at the other teachers and continued to shoot..
“Looking again, less than half of the teachers in commerce and engineering have degrees. There are only three nobles. Do they think that lectures should be harsh because it is a study for the common people??”
The princess immediately fired four of the six new commerce and engineering teachers and ordered retraining for the remaining two..
“The Royal University of Milan is a center of learning. It is not a place to train laborers or masons. Isn’t it our natural duty to prioritize advanced academics over practical learning??”
Unlike commoners who majored in one or two subjects and worked hard to become experts, upper-class students considered it a virtue to learn a variety of subjects. To them, commerce and engineering were ‘lowly’ studies..
On the other hand, literature, musicology, and astronomy were considered 'educated' studies. Excluding some unusual commoner students, those who were most interested in the subject were aristocratic students whose purpose was to cultivate culture..
However, it was never as influential as the 3 high school classes, so these classes were also rejected by the princess..
“We have four Vielre (stringed instrument resembling a violin) teachers, and we will hire two more.?”
“Well, as you know well, Bielle classes are very popular.,”
“It is nonsense to say that they would increase the number of classes for this type of skill just because it is popular. If Vielre is so good, I tell him to hire a musician personally... … . Why does astronomy have four new teachers??”
“In fact, most of them are arithmetic teachers. Students majoring in accounting, navigation, pensions, etc. are often lacking in arithmetic skills.…….”
“So, the story goes that those students were walking up and down ‘Archer’s Hill’ every day to take an arithmetic class. The heads of the Departments of Commerce and Occult Studies just watched this situation..”
“……But princess, arithmetic is traditionally a branch of astronomy.-”
“Ah, I see. Well, it seems like a problem that can be easily solved by creating a dedicated arithmetic department in each subject, but is this just the nonsense of a young girl??”
“Oh, no, Your Majesty, what nonsense are you saying?-”
“We were foolish. please forgive me.”
Princess Eadina quietly frowned at the pale faces of the head of the Commerce Department, who was reprimanded in succession, and the head of the Department of Occult Studies, who was also a famous magician..
‘They're like stupid old people. Everyone is just focused on preserving their place..’
She tried to suppress her irritation and continued the verification..
Unlike most subjects that are popular among students of a certain class, military studies and occult studies are subjects of interest to both upper and lower classes..
Departments such as war history, military strategy, 'general magic', and 'monster ecology' are essential knowledge for nobles, while 'basic spells', 'basic exorcism', and alchemy are knowledge that commoners cannot easily access. ‘Herb identification’, which deals with weapon skills and various herbs and minerals that are useful to most people living in Middle Earth, is always in demand from nobles to serfs..
However, Eadina was illiterate in both military science and occult science..
Military studies were the most important part of the royal studies classes that had been passed down through generations of the Jeore royal family, but it was a subject that had no connection with Eadina, who was treated as an outsider by his father. Also, there was no one in the royal capital who was crazy enough to teach the young princess dangerous knowledge such as magic or alchemy, so she had no opportunity to encounter occult science..
Therefore, even if Princess Eadina wanted to find fault with the new teachers in the two subjects, she could not. I just looked at the qualifications listed in the documents and listened to the explanations from the relevant department heads..
By the time the screening was finished. The princess looked puzzled after checking the information on the final screening subjects - teachers scheduled to be hired..
“……What is this again? Are you going to hire kids in their 20s without degrees as teachers?.”
20It may not have been appropriate for a 16-year-old girl to talk about her as a child, but the true meaning was not entirely wrong..
Children of nobles receive a good education from a young age, and because of their prestige as nobles, they enter royal universities at a relatively young age, in their mid to late teens..
However, the situation is completely different for commoners, and on average, they need to be in their early 20s to qualify for admission..
In other words, the Royal College has a wide variety of students, from noblemen as young as fifteen to humble scholars in their mid-thirties..
“You're not even a nobleman.?”
How could people who were not educated at a university, were young, and were not even nobles become teachers at the Royal College? It was definitely strange..
Eadina narrowed her brows in confusion, but this time the teachers didn't look that embarrassed either..
“Oh, those two were invited by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Adumir, the former chairman of the steering committee..”
“……Brother?”
“Yes, princess.”
The princess nodded, hiding her disapproval expression. When the waiting guard opened the door, a man and a woman entered the conference hall..
20The woman, who appeared to be in her late teens, had the appearance of a typical scholar, and couldn't hide her nervous expression as she kept moistening her dry lips. No, it wasn't that he was nervous, he looked very frightened as he fiddled with the bundle of paper he was holding around his belly button..
The man was a large man with an impressive bushy beard, messy hair, and a grave expression. Because of his unique facial expression, he looked older at first glance, but if you looked closely, you could see that he was a young man with no wrinkles on his face..
The princess glanced at the man and woman, looked through the documents again, and then sighed..
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