Chapter 1333 – Reform of the Public Education System

“Never since the Napoleonic wars have relations between England and France been more fraught with thorns.”

The front page headline that was placed on the side of the round table in the conference room was in an unattended state, just like the situation in Europe at this time of treacherous waves, it was important but under the surface of a calm sea.

Snapping his hands, Alan Wilson drew the attention of the participants in the Foreign Office meeting and instructed, “This time go to Moscow and get the trade agreements we want. Don’t let the French have this brief window all to themselves, it is extremely important for Britain to redevelop trade relations with Eastern Europe in the current situation. Britain must come to the forefront of science, it is inevitable that backward ways of life will fall by the wayside.”

“Britain will rush to the white heat of the scientific and technological revolution, while outdated and outmoded industrial systems and methods of operation will become obsolete.” That’s what Harold Wilson said when he was campaigning. Now Whitehall is doing all it can to help the Prime Minister to fulfill his own campaign promises.

Of course Whitehall has done all it can to help the Tory government, except that Aidan is a diplomatic insider, and all the best it can do is in diplomatic work.

The progress of Whitehall’s work depended, in Alan Wilson’s judgment, on the nationalization of the water supply system, for example, which he would not have completed even if there had been a day left in the year. It must take a whole year to be able to securely, without harming the interests of all parties in the case of the implementation of success, as for the economic and trade relations with the Soviet Union, then the faster the better. There are no absolutes.

“Understood, Secretary General.” A group of diplomats opened their mouths one after another to assure that, after so many years of being the permanent undersecretary of the foreign ministry, Alan Wilson had already replaced all the people in the various departments with his own people.

The current Foreign Office had no pro-American faction, and certainly no pro-European faction, it was all a moral vacuum from a British perspective.

The Supreme Authority was different, he was both pro-American and pro-European, and he could even be pro-Soviet if necessary.

After the meeting was adjourned, Alan Wilson walked out of the Foreign Office conference room, and on his way back to his office, he met Frank, the permanent undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance, and by looking at the other party’s face, he knew that he must be in an unhappy mood.

Called Frank down the two in the outdoor lawn walk, Frank did not hide, “the current two big problems, both related to the Ministry of Finance. Nationalization needs money, and then there’s the construction of public universities, which is no small expense.”

“Indeed.” Alan Wilson nodded, the prime minister this time after coming to power, focusing on promoting two things, in addition to nationalization, there is also the public university education.

Britain’s public universities can’t be said to figure a joy, at least compared with the public education system in the United States, that’s completely comparable to the conscience. Having stumbled upon a Prime Minister from the Labor Party, it is expected to be strengthened in the coming period.

Do not look at Margaret Thatcher in the Aidan government period did a period of time Secretary of State for Education, she that Secretary of State for Education almost did not take out any political achievements, a lot of education work is Alan Wilson personally promote, manifest objectivity and neutrality, facing up to the British colonial history, emphasized the different policies of the major colonial empires, the United Kingdom in fact, is also one of the most conscientious.

Regarding the Triangular Trade emphasizing that Britain first abolished slavery, it was the Americans who kept insisting on the black slave trade, and that had nothing to do with Britain.

The North American Indians did not begin to diminish when Britain landed in North America, as much as that was the work of America’s westward movement.

British textbooks in his concern, but also added some hostile camps of the content of the manifestation of objective neutrality, for example, the Soviet bloc of countries to attack the existence of foreign military bases in a country is not a fully independent sovereign state, so what to be afraid of?

Britain and no, Germany has a lot of domestic, France as of now also has NATO military bases, British students even if they see the textbook passages, but also can be proud to stand up their chests.

“There are actually two ways to move forward with the public education system. Let’s chat about it when the time comes.” Alan Wilson looked at the time, it was almost time to go off work again, no matter what important things there were, that would have to be said tomorrow.

In fact, it is nothing more than two evolutionary routes, the first one is happy education, of course this name may not sound good, then it can be changed to a name called quality education.

This is not without its benefits, at least it can be a way to spend a little money on happy education to do big things and reduce the cost of education for the public. Teachers in public secondary schools are low-income earners. There have been several teachers’ strikes, and the result of the strikes has been a five-percent increase in wages.

With that wage increase, teachers have little responsibility for teaching. The school is dismissed at 3:00 p.m. and less homework is assigned. This way, you are happy to learn, I am happy to teach, and together, it is happy education. The average poor person goes to this kind of school.

What is the result? Education automatically accomplishes social stratification. The poor feel that they are enjoying “happy education”, which is not bad at all, and that they are letting go of their nature. The middle class and above don’t believe in this and still practice intense learning under high pressure.

It’s true that the original idea of a fun education was to save money and expand the scope of education, but is it? The United States of America has its own national conditions here, after the shift to a loan society, this original intention collapsed, education is still happy, but the students who go to school as a lot of money.

Home to put the current situation, Pamela Mountbatten silence, and then asked, “Honey, so you have another way besides this?”

“There is another way, to go up the difficulty during the child’s first years of schooling, and weed out most of the under-qualified commoners straight from the start.” Alan Wilson said this and suddenly sighed, “It seems that this time, the purpose of visiting the Soviet Union will have to add one more, to examine the Soviet Union’s education system.”

Can we cram in something other than education to take up a bit of educational time? And it would also benefit the country on another level.

The bright light in Alan Wilson’s eyes flickered, accurately caught by Pamela Mountbatten, and spoke directly, “What’s your idea again?”

“I’m going to strengthen the education of patriotism in Britain.” Alan Wilson glanced at his wife, pulling a long voice, “The best way to manifest patriotic education is to add military training to all levels of education, freedom is something that also needs to be defended.”

There is no military training in British universities, but there is in the Soviet Union, where all high schools, technical schools, and vocational schools conduct initial military training under the “Law on Universal Military Duty.”

The “Law on Universal Military Duty” was the basic law establishing the national defense system in the USSR, and was the core of the entire system of military regulations in the USSR. This law defines the basic composition of the armed forces of the USSR, as well as the duties, conditions, and manner in which citizens of the USSR are to perform their duties in the defense of the motherland, in military service, and in the fulfillment of other obligations related to national defense.

“Would it be questionable to study Soviet military training?” Pamela Mountbatten frowned and asked cautiously, “There has always been talk about the Prime Minister being Soviet-enabled.”

“What do the Tories know about the Soviet Union, those idiots with nothing but muscle growing inside their heads, it’s America I want to learn from. Don’t you know that the Boy Scouts of America predates the Soviet Union? Of course it’s a civic institution, not the same as the state organization in the USSR. But the country is different, so I’ll say I’m learning from America, and then actually adopt the Soviet model.”

But the most famous thing about the Boy Scouts of America in later years is that the organizers of the Boy Scouts did some unsavory things to the boys and girls in training. The United States Well, the military discipline of the United States military is notorious, although notorious in overseas operations, but the United States military personnel with practical action to prove that we do not distinguish between inside and outside, all equal.

Allen Wilson calculated that this can also be in the military training process, the students suitable for specific talents to be screened out, such as suitable for the military? Being an athlete? Playing soccer? With all public schools included, it would compress the educational time at public universities, and by compressing out a month a year, private schools could have a lot more educational time out of thin air.

It can also increase civil-military relations, and do not expect any civil-military fish and water relationship, but the military and the public relationship is better, there are other benefits it, for example, if the British citizens are keen on national defense, you can not want to cut military spending from time to time, this is not a big gain.

Simply the more he thought about it, the more sense it made, even the TV was playing Hepburn’s movie, he did not notice, completely caught up in his own world.

“Hepburn is such an elegant woman.” Pamela Mountbatten looked at the image on TV and sighed heartily.

“Just skinny as a ribs.” As soon as the distracted Alan Wilson’s words left his mouth, he immediately felt that something was wrong and swept his wife with his afterglow before breathing a small sigh of relief.

Pamela Mountbatten after about ten seconds, suddenly reacted, a neck right twisted in a series of questions, “It’s like you’ve seen it.”

Ten seconds bought Alan Wilson precious time to survive and replied in a tone that brooked no doubt, “Well, do you need to have seen it, just look at the cheeks, there certainly isn’t much flesh on them.”

Alan Wilson arrived at the Prime Minister’s office to add an additional task of examining the Soviet education system for the diplomatic team that was about to leave to sign a trade agreement, “Prime Minister, we need to know our enemy.”

“Alan, come on, we’re in a reconciled world.” Harold Wilson didn’t object to the suggestion, the reform of the public education system that he pushed for was his campaign promise, and it was good to see Whitehall so on board now, “Tell us what Whitehall thinks about this.”

That was of course a compliment centered on the Prime Minister’s wisdom and greatness in the national interest, and Alan Wilson’s statement on behalf of Whitehall made the Prime Minister very happy.

“I am prepared to let Dixon go to the Ministry of Education as the permanent undersecretary, he is a man I know, and will certainly ensure the smooth implementation of the Prime Minister’s reforms against all odds. I see the appointment fitting after this negotiation.” Alan Wilson suggested to the Prime Minister for the future of the Foreign Secretary’s Principal Private Secretary.