The First National Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 373

Xu Tian chuckled slightly, then deliberately stood with his hands behind his back, and said with a stern face, "Have you all forgotten your mission?"

"Master Xu, may I ask what subjects we teach?"

Master Jiang's eyes shone as he spoke, clearly showing his great anticipation.

Xu Tian laughed and said, "Tell me what subjects you used to teach."

Master Yan stepped forward and said, "Back when I was at Bailu Academy, when I had nothing to do, I would often follow the Arabic numerals and some simple algorithms that Master Xu taught his students."

He had a thorough grasp of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, and had truly mastered arithmetic from Xu Tian. He treasured his insights into numerology, even compiling what Xu Tian had taught him into a book. This book was now carefully kept by Master Yan, who studied it every day.

Then the others cupped their hands in greeting and said, "Master Xu, you can just call me Master Liu. I used to teach poetry and prose at Bailu Academy, and if possible, I would like to continue teaching students poetry."

Xu Tian nodded and said, "Very good. Students from the border regions have never been exposed to poetry. I hope Master Liu will teach them carefully and explain the meaning of the words and phrases in the poems."

Damn it, it's so immoral to not open up this border area, students from the Western Turkic tribe!

This is truly an example of using art to inspire and plant a seed of literature in the hearts of students.

Master Han boasted that he was a genius when it came to elementary education! Although there were many tutors in the capital, including some who were extremely learned, he was undoubtedly the best at teaching elementary education.

Xu Tian immediately nodded: "I knew long ago that Master Han had unique teaching methods in elementary school, and many famous students from Bailu Academy were also Master Han's students, so I am very reassured about that."

Master Han proudly returned to his seat.

Xu Tian noticed another person standing nearby. He recognized this person from the previous Cuju match; it seemed he was standing next to Chu Liuyun.

"Master Shen!"

Shen Jiwen immediately stood up and said, "I will teach geography."

Xu Tian nodded with great relief and said, "Then we'll have Master Liu to teach poetry and prose, Master Jiang to teach national policies, Master Yan to teach arithmetic, Master Han to teach elementary education, and Master Shen to teach geography."

After everyone's subjects were assigned, they all turned their attention to Xu Tian, ​​thinking that among those present, Xu Tian was the most talented, but they wondered what subjects he would teach.

Xu Tian waved his hand, indicating that teaching should be tailored to individual students, and that the content taught by the teachers was already sufficient.

Most children in the North have been herding sheep and horses since childhood, making them physically strong and physically unnecessary for physical education classes.

"Therefore, I have already sent someone to Chang'an to inform my students Gu Zhihuai and Zhang Yunlie to pack up the badminton, ping-pong, football and even cuju balls they have made and send them to the border."

This also allows the local children to experience the joy of being a student, achieving a balance between work and rest. Making sure the children have fun during physical education classes will spark their interest in studying, given the immense pressure of life in the north.

Everyone nodded, impressed by Xu Tian's thoughtfulness.

Meanwhile, winter was approaching in the east of Chang'an. A snowfall fell over the entire city, which melted into water the next morning to nourish the land.

A letter arrived by fast horse from the border. The horse didn't stop; it galloped directly through the palace gates.

Empress Zhangsun put down the embroidery frame beside her.