Li Shimin was stunned when he heard Xia Hongsheng's words, and couldn't help but be surprised: "You want to build an academy again?" ”

Xia Hongsheng nodded and said, "Please also ask for your father-in-law's permission!" The son-in-law is willing to ask for no reward. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"Jingyang Academy is now the most prestigious academy in the Tang Dynasty, and even surpasses Guozijian in terms of reputation and achievements. Why do you want to build another college? Li Shimin frowned and said, "You and I will make it clear." ”

"Father-in-law, there are so many people in this world, not all of them can go to Jingyang Academy. The college that the son-in-law wants to build again is a vocational college. Xia Hongsheng saluted and said.

Li Shimin frowned and thought for a while, and said, "Vocational college? …… I sound familiar, I seem to have heard you mention it. ”

Xia Hongsheng nodded and said, "The son-in-law mentioned it to my father-in-law once. When my father-in-law went to Jingyang Academy for the first time, my son-in-law told my father-in-law about universal education. At that time, the son-in-law said that there are three levels of students, and the first level knows what to use and will use the existing knowledge and technology; The second level understands why, understands the reasoning and reasons behind these knowledge and techniques; The third level knows where to go, break through the existing knowledge and technology, and explore deeper, more progressive, and more advanced knowledge and technology. For example, the third level person researches a new technology, and the second level person learns this technology and then leads the third level person to apply this technology in practice. In turn, the third-level person tests the technique in practice, feeds the problem back to the second-level, and the first-level person continues to refine it. ”

"Yes, when you say that, I remember. At that time, you were talking about this for the sake of universal education. Li Shimin nodded and said: "The matter of universal education, from the time you took the lead in Jingyang to start the trial, to now there are dozens of trial counties in Datang, which is quite effective. ”

"This is all the wisdom of my father-in-law!" Xia Hongsheng saluted and continued: "Since there are three levels of students, there must be three levels of corresponding institutions, and each professor will teach students at each level. The first four years of Jingyang Academy are considered to be the second level, and the professors who graduated after four years are also second-level students, so they know why. After three years of Jingyang Academy, it is considered the third level, and those who have received seven years in Jingyang Academy are basically regarded as the entry to the third level, and they know where to go. And there is no one to teach it. ”

In fact, the three-level students mentioned by Xia Hongsheng are similar to the three-level education in the higher education stage in later generations, that is, vocational and technical education, undergraduate education, and higher education above the undergraduate level.

Vocational and technical education, training practical application personnel, undergraduate education to train professional theoretical and technical personnel, above master's and doctoral and other higher education, to cultivate high-end talents in this field.

High-tech talents innovate technology, undergraduate education learns and implements technology, and vocational education cultivates practical applicators of technology, and in turn, practical applicators will feedback and improve the problems of technology in practice.

One represents practice, one represents research, and one represents breakthrough, and the three cooperate with each other and are indispensable in order to have technological innovation and progress.

Of course, this is the most ideal state of education at the higher education level. Even in Xia Hongsheng's later life, the higher education stage did not really achieve this state.

In fact, at the stage of higher education, vocational and technical education is not valued and promoted, and is often confused with primary education, and the threshold of undergraduate education is too low and blindly expanded, crowding out the scope of vocational education, which is a problem in the field of higher education in later generations.

And these problems, Xia Hongsheng wanted to avoid from the beginning.

"What does that have to do with the vocational college you're talking about?" Li Shimin asked again.

"Father-in-law, the so-called vocational college is a college that specializes in vocational education. Vocational education is another educational method and content that distinguishes it from the existing education of Jingyang Academy. Xia Hongsheng said to Li Shimin.

"Speak human words." Li Shimin glared at Xia Hongsheng.

"Well, my father-in-law, the education that Jingyang Academy is doing now can be called academic education, and what it has cultivated is academic talents, focusing on academic research and in-depth exploration and research. The vocational education carried out by vocational colleges can be called professional education, which cultivates technical application talents, focusing on the practical use of existing technology. Xia Hongsheng explained to Li Shimin: "The son-in-law is like this for you! Just like this iron, technical application talents, consider different iron products, how much temperature is needed, how much strength, where to beat, a few light and heavy, a few times, and the best thing to beat. Academic talents, on the other hand, are studying why. Why does it have to be this temperature, this strength, why is it best to beat it from here...... Where does this iron come from, what are its properties, why it can be made into what it is, why can it melt iron at high temperatures, how does it become better steel, what can replace it......"

"The former...... Isn't that a blacksmith? Li Shimin thought about it and said.

"Not bad!" Xia Hongsheng nodded and said: "The so-called vocational education, what is taught is these people who directly use those technologies first-hand. The education of Jingyang Academy is based on research and explores principles. Vocational education, on the other hand, is to cultivate technical talents as the main goal, that is, the goal is to be practical, is to cultivate a group of talents with basic knowledge of a certain discipline, and focus on certain professional skills and skills, according to the requirements of vocational positions to implement vocational knowledge and vocational skills education. The teaching of knowledge is based on the degree of ability and practicality. ”

"Just teach a bunch of blacksmiths, carpenters, masons and the like?" Li Shimin's eyes widened and he stared at Xia Hongsheng.

Xia Hongsheng nodded: "Your Majesty, the Military Aircraft Workshop has been established for so many years, can't you still see the role of a good craftsman?" ”

"Naturally, I don't mean to despise these craftsmen, but if the virtuous son-in-law runs such an academy, will anyone go?" Li Shimin asked.

Xia Hongsheng smiled: "There were a lot of people who wanted to learn sword casting from Ou Yezi back then!" Moreover, there are more than these craftsmen in the world. Shipbuilding, vehicle building, farm tools...... There are so many categories! ”

"Do you want to emulate the move of opening a military academy and improving the status of non-commissioned officers in the hearts of the people?" Li Shimin asked.

"Back to my father-in-law, there are considerations in this regard, and this is indeed one of the purposes of the son-in-law's desire to establish a vocational school." Xia Hongsheng replied honestly: "Of course, the most important thing is that I hope that through this move, I can cultivate a large number of professional talents from all walks of life for Datang." Datang has a lot of good and advanced technologies, and the implementation and implementation of these technologies depend on them. ”