Chapter 322 My Mathematics Is Better Than I Thought
After waking up, Sun Shan ran to the notice wall to check his grades.
Sun Shan didn’t know who was the first place, but he should be a student from the previous two classes.
The last person Sun Shan knew was a student named Passerby A who lived in the next dormitory and was in the same class as them.
As for Li Xinjun, Liu Wenhuan, Jiang Qian, and Zhang Chaoyang, they all ranked behind Sun Shan, but their rankings were not very far behind, just a few places behind Sun Shan.
Sun Shan couldn't help but think: It seems that he is still stronger than them. If he had performed normally in the college entrance examination, he could have moved up a lot of places and not be the last one.
Sun Shan took another look at the sample essays posted on the bulletin wall next door. These were essays written by outstanding students. The top five essays in each subject were picked out and posted there for students to read and learn from.
Sun Shan read it from beginning to end, and his interpretation was not among the top five.
There was no mention of him in the theories, imperial edicts, memorials, and strategies.
Not to mention the poems and essays, it can be considered a good ending if he doesn't put them last.
And in the judgment, his mathematics paper ranked at the top, which meant he ranked first in the whole school.
Li Xinjun patted Sun Shan's thin and frail shoulders excitedly and said, "Ashan, take a look at the poems. Mine is on the list."
There was no way to hide the smile on his face. Li Xinjun pressed the corners of his mouth desperately with his hands, trying to make it less upturned.
Sun Shan's eyes rolled. Li Xinyun's poem was indeed shortlisted and ranked fifth.
Li Xinyun said again: "Ashan, what do you think of my poem? Is it very artistic?"
When Sun Shan saw his arrogant look, he wanted to beat him up, but he was a kind person.
He nodded and agreed, "Yes, it's very well written, Ayun. Work hard and you will definitely be ranked first next time."
In the past, I often heard that students should be educated with "love", praised and given confidence.
Sun Shan decided to treat students who were good at studying in this way. He would praise them for their good writing and praise them in a very exaggerated way, so that students could feel his deep love and their self-confidence would be enhanced.
Then Sun Shan said, "Ayun, your poems are always good. You deserve to be selected this time. I think the previous four are not as good as yours. If you work harder next time, you will definitely do better."
Li Xinjun couldn't tell whether Sun Shan was being sincere or not, because in his eyes, what Sun Shan said was very sincere.
Hearing her friend's praise, she blushed and said, "No, Ah Shan, hehe, you are exaggerating. The poems I wrote are just average, barely making the list, which is really nothing. Hehe, we should encourage each other."
After Sun Shan praised Li Xinjun, he ignored him.
Nice words cannot be eaten, so just praise him once and don't praise him again, lest Li Xinjun becomes more impetuous and complacent.
Check students' test papers carefully, especially those on classics and policy essays.
I found that the students of the provincial school are really talented and write quite well.
Sun Shan thought his policy paper was very good, with citations from classics and solid logic, and he thought it would get a good score.
Who knew I couldn’t even make it into the top five? I’m a little disappointed.
However, after seeing what the students wrote, Sun Shan accepted his defeat with all his heart.
Firstly, the format of his policy paper was not quite right; it was rather casual and did not strictly follow the requirements.
Secondly, he rarely uses quotations from classics. I see that others have many examples, but he only has a few. I think he needs to improve in this aspect and must have enough examples to convince others.
Thirdly, the suggestions he gave were too ordinary, that is, not original enough. Sun Shan had been suppressing the more "counterintuitive" suggestions from his previous life.
Now, when he sees what students write, he feels that he doesn't need to suppress it. As long as there is a reason and sufficient evidence to prove the point, it can be written.
In the past, he was always afraid that others would discover that he was different. But from these essays, it seems that being different is not scary at all. Even being “heretical” is fine, as long as he can convince the Master.
Let a hundred flowers bloom and a hundred schools of thought contend.
When Sun Shan read the first-place essay, he found the suggestions there very original and innovative, and not repetitive at all. The Master gave it an A-level rating, which really impressed him.
While looking at the model essay, Sun Shan thought that he would come over to copy it after everyone left.
Anything that is posted here must have some merits, so you need to study it carefully. Put the good ones into your head, and block the bad ones directly.
At this time, Liu Wenhuan said quietly, "Ashan, you are really good at math. You got all the answers right. You are the only one who got all the answers right in this annual exam. The others made mistakes to some extent. Ashan, you have to teach me how to learn math."
Sun Shan nodded and said, "Ah Huan, OK, if you have any questions about mathematics, you can come to me. I tell you, I have always been good at mathematics. When I was studying in the academy, I was the first. I didn't expect that I would still be the first in the provincial academy. Oh, it seems that my mathematics is better than I thought."
These words made the crowd of students watching, including Liu Wenzhuan, so angry that they vomited blood.
I have seen people who are not humble, but I have never seen anyone as humble as this.
If someone said this at ordinary times, everyone would definitely call him bragging, but Sun Shan’s mathematics was indeed the best.
The test paper contains the problem-solving process, so students can understand the conclusion.
This is such a perfect answer, his words are true, because they are really excellent.
Some students who were not convinced said sourly: "Even if all the math questions are correct, it doesn't matter. The provincial examination doesn't account for a large proportion of it."
Zhang Chaoyang, who lived in the same dormitory, immediately retorted: "My classmate, you are wrong to say that. The scholars who can participate in the provincial examination must be very outstanding.
Selecting the best among so many outstanding scholars is often decided by one or two questions.
The one who gets all the math questions right is always better than the one who gets only a few questions right. If I were the examiner, I would definitely let the one who gets all the math questions right win among equally excellent essays.
Maybe sometimes whether you make the list or not depends on whether you do the math right. "
Jiang Qian, who lived in the same dormitory, echoed: "My classmate, I advise you to study mathematics well. Haven't you noticed?
The court is paying more and more attention to it now. If it is not taken seriously, then there will be no examination. If mathematics is arranged in the provincial examination, it means that if you become a juren in the future, you must be good at mathematics. If you are not good at mathematics, you really have no chance of passing the examination. "
Li Xinyun nodded in agreement: "Yes, the court is paying more and more attention to mathematics now. Mathematics is often used in life. Alas, you can't not learn it. If you are not good at mathematics, it will be more difficult to pass the imperial examination in the future."
Then he said with a sad face: "I am very bad at math, what should I do? Ah Shan, you have to teach me."
After Li Xinjun said this, the student who made sarcastic remarks was also scared, because his mathematics was not that good. If he was good, he would have been selected long ago.
One of the students said in great panic: "What should I do? I am also very bad at math. I can't answer many questions in this annual exam."
It was fine when one person said that mathematics was important, and when two people said it, no one felt anything. But when the third person said it, the students present panicked.
I was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, and I couldn't help asking in my soul: What should I do, what should I do, what should I do...
Sun Shan could not have imagined that a "little math" would make everyone so anxious. After all, the math they learned was really simple.
If you pay more attention, you can find the answer.
Sun Shan quickly comforted him, saying, "Don't worry, everyone. The mathematics required for the provincial examination is not difficult. If we study hard, we will definitely pass it."
It would have been better if I hadn't said this, but as soon as I said it, I was immediately met with cold looks from the students.
This time, even his good friend Li Xinjun didn't want to pay any attention to Sun Shan. He sulked and hung out with a bunch of math-poor students, no longer speaking well of Sun Shan.