The four people agreed to be teachers and then hurried back to the study to discuss further.
The elder mother looked at Chen Lan with immense pride and said, "Lan'er, you've truly grown up. Mother is so proud of you. You've become responsible and thoughtful, always considering the future of the valley. Your arrangements today are excellent! Letting the women and children in the valley learn knowledge will ensure they aren't completely lost if they decide to leave. Education provides a safety net for their futures."
The mother-in-law immediately chimed in, "Yes, yes, my dear relative speaks wisely! That's exactly the point. Little Lan! You've handled this matter wonderfully! As the saying goes, a father can only nurture one, but a mother can nurture a whole nest! Let's have the young women and wives in the valley learn to read and write, making them cultured and sensible. Let's give the children in the valley the best education from a young age, nurturing them to bring glory to our valley. What if we live in a remote corner of the mountains? We can still cultivate useful talent for our country, don't you agree?"
Chen Lan repeatedly gave her mother-in-law a thumbs-up, showering her with praise. "Mother-in-law, you are the wisest and most sensible old lady in the world. No wonder you raised such a great hero like Mingxuan."
The mother-in-law blushed at Chen Lan's compliment and waved her hands. "Not at all, not at all! I'm just ordinary, very ordinary!"
Chen Lan and her mother couldn't help but burst into laughter at the mother-in-law's endearing reaction. The living room filled with laughter. The children who were playing happily looked over. Su Dan Novel Network.
The mother and daughter immediately stopped laughing, fearing they might disturb the twins and then be unable to get anything done. Chen Lan stopped participating in the casual chat between her mother-in-law and mother, instead focusing on writing down a work plan for the reading club in her notebook. Seeing Chen Lan engaged in important work, the mother-in-law and mother didn't bother her further.
Since the teachers for the reading club had been found, preparations for their teaching materials and the students' pencils and notebooks needed to begin. Pencils and notebooks were simple enough to order through the system. However, the teaching materials for the teachers were a bit more challenging.
Chen Lan thought long and hard. To prevent the children from falling behind due to the valley's isolation and lack of information in the future, she had to plan for their futures from now on. Chen Lan mused that since she ultimately intended to lead everyone out of the valley in over twenty years to live in the outside world, the children's education could not be completely disconnected from that of the outside world. Moreover, with the system's advantage, they had to be at the forefront of education.
After repeated consideration, Chen Lan decided to promote the teaching of Pinyin, which the country would only officially implement in 1958, in the valley from now on, thus placing them at the forefront of education in this parallel timeline. Chen Lan opened the system with her mind and carefully reviewed relevant information from her past life. She decided to skip the first four experimental stages of Pinyin teaching reform. From now on, she would directly adopt the primary school textbooks published in 1982 in her previous life and have the children in the valley learn simplified Chinese characters ahead of time. This way, everyone would be a trendsetter of this era! The advantage of this approach was that when they eventually left the valley, they would be able to integrate seamlessly with the outside world, avoiding any awkwardness. She believed those leaving the valley would adapt quickly to the outside environment. Furthermore, Pinyin teaching in 1982 was already well-developed. It not only helped in recognizing Chinese characters but also served as a tool for learning Mandarin. It could also be used for reading and writing. With Pinyin as a foundation, the children could learn some professional and advanced scientific technologies from her previous life, preparing them thoroughly for leaving the valley in over twenty years. If this educational plan could be realized, the children in the valley would have knowledge reserves far surpassing those of children in this era, allowing them to sprint ahead from the starting line of this time. This way, Little Tiedan would also receive the best and most cutting-edge education, and perhaps when Little Tiedan grew up, he could truly prosper with his advanced knowledge reserves! Qian Yingzi's dream might even come true! With this thought, Chen Lan's determination to establish a school in the valley grew stronger.
With that decision made, she acted immediately! The first step was to train a few young teachers to master Pinyin and simplified Chinese characters, and to have her brothers start learning new knowledge from scratch. She believed they would be more interested! Who would be responsible for the training? Naturally, she would rely on the almighty system! Chen Lan opened the system with her mind and searched for and purchased a DVD player, Pinyin teaching and tutoring DVDs for primary school grades one to six, and a projector. Such learning tools were abundant in her previous life, with all sorts of training CDs and software available. She glanced at the twins happily playing, whispered a word to her mother and mother-in-law, and then went to the large study. From the system's warehouse, she retrieved the DVD player, learning discs, and projector. The first task was to set up the projector, something Chen Lan frequently used when training employees in her previous life. Thus, she handled it with a sense of familiarity. After connecting the power, she skillfully adjusted the machine, pointed the projector at a bare wall, inserted the learning disc into the DVD player, and turned on the switch. The projector began to work. After waiting for a while and confirming the projector was operating normally, the image projected on the wall was clear, and the sound was crisp without any noise, she stood up and left the large study. She went to the small study and found the four siblings still discussing. She said coolly, "Mingwei, Mingzhe, Wen Kai, Wen Qi, you four, bring paper and pens and follow me to the large study." With that, she turned and walked out of the small study towards the large one. The four siblings exchanged glances but didn't dare to delay. They quickly grabbed paper and pens and followed Chen Lan to the large study. As soon as they entered the large study, all four were stunned by the sight! Chen Lan ignored their internal turmoil. She asked them to come in and sit down, noting they each only had a piece of paper and a writing brush in their hands. She then handed each of them a set of pencils and notebooks she had just purchased from the system. She also distributed a textbook each, instructing them to start learning from the most basic Pinyin letters. She asked them to turn to the first page of their books and then adjusted the learning disc to the first page, instructing them to read along with the projected images. The four were very interested in learning new knowledge and began to read along. The study was soon filled with the clear sound of reading.