1855 United States Tycoon

"Scrooge! What are you doing!" A loud roar interrupted Scrooge's thoughts, who was escaping to study business law. He looked up and saw the mathematics teacher Rodriguez standing with an angry face. beside.

"Nothing, I'm thinking of your question." Scrooge replied without changing his color.

"Oh." Mr. Rodriguez laughed. "Then do you want to understand?"

"No, I haven't figured out any clues yet." Scrooge said blankly, and at the same time looked up at the blackboard. There is a math problem written on the blackboard.

"Don't look at it!" Mr. Rodriguez said coldly, "It's not that question, that question Huck has just completed."

There was a burst of laughter from the side. Amidst the roar of laughter, Mr. Rodriguez said viciously: "There was no new topic at all just now! What are you doing!"

"Teacher, I suddenly remembered the content of the last religious class." Scrooge said.

Scrooge understood that the school at this time was absolutely different from the school he used to study in his previous life. In the schools of this era, teachers have great powers. They even have the right to expel students who they think are not serious about studying from the school. Although Scrooge had plans to drop out of school and leave school, it is not the time yet, at least until he has learned the two courses of Chinese and religion well, he cannot be expelled.

Scrooge knew that although Mr. Rodriguez was a very strict teacher, he was also a very pious Christian. Therefore, it is an infuriating thing to go on errands in class, but if it is because of religion The reason is not inexcusable. Moreover, Scrooge's religious devotion is now considered a bit famous in the school. Mr. Rodriguez probably wouldn't drive such a pious and good boy out of school.

"Don't think about the content of other subjects in math class!" Teacher Rodriguez's tone is still harsh, but there is already a gentle smell in his voice.

"However, if you don't punish you, you may not have a good memory." Just when Scrooge felt that he had passed by, Mr. Rodriguez made this sentence again.

"It's over, you have to suffer from flesh and blood!" Scrooge wailed in his heart. In this era, teachers corporal punishment of students is not news, but a recognized right. And Mr. Rodriguez has a bad temper, and he is even more powerful with the ruler. But Gao Zhi couldn't listen to the history of mathematics in this era, so he inevitably started a runaway. "Next time, he must not be caught!" Scrooge thought.

"I'll give you a problem. If you make it before class ends, you will be fine, otherwise..." Rodriguez laughed happily, "Then you will feel better!"

However, after hearing this, Scrooge was relieved. For him, the middle school math problems of this era were really handy.

In just a few seconds, Scrooge solved the problem that Mr. Rodriguez posed in the dull gaze of the students in the classroom. Scrooge did this for a reason. Firstly, he now needs to obtain privileges in mathematics, and secondly, he is also famous.

Yes, just to be famous. Many people now regard his life in catastrophe as God's grace, so if he acts very religiously and shows good talents, it is easy for people to understand this talent as God's gift. And those who can receive God's gift are naturally God's darling. And such a reputation will certainly benefit future entrepreneurship.

"This, this, this!" Mr. Rodriguez widened his eyes. "Have you done this before?"

"No," Scrooge replied.

"Really do not have?"

"real."

"Then I will give you another question!" Mr. Rodriguez asked him another question that was more difficult in his opinion. But Scrooge easily solved the problem within a few seconds.

"I have another question."

"Try this again."

"No, Scrooge, this question is wrong!" Teacher Rodriguez frowned.

"What's the matter, the answer should be correct?" Scrooge was also taken aback. Did his math level drop so fast? Can even the middle school math problems in this era be done wrong?

"Ah, the answer is correct, but...but I made a mistake in the question." Mr. Rodriguez was a little embarrassed. "This question involves something we haven't learned yet... Scrooge, you Did you teach yourself the following content in advance?"

"Yes, teacher," Scrooge replied. To tell the truth, Scrooge actually only flipped through his mathematics textbook, and roughly knew what was said in the book. As for where Mr. Rodriguez's teaching progress has progressed to, Scrooge is actually not quite sure, so he didn't discover that some of the knowledge involved in this question hadn't been talked about by Rodriguez.

"How much of the latter have you taught yourself?" Teacher Rodriguez asked.

"The whole book," Scrooge replied.

"this……"

The remaining half of the class became Scrooge's personal performance. Through a series of questions, Scrooge proved that he had completely mastered all the mathematical knowledge that should be mastered this semester.

"Scrooge, this is really surprising to me. It seems that I can give you the following textbooks in advance." Mr. Rodriguez said, "If you can finish them all in advance, I will give you permission to go to me. Do whatever you like in the class?"

"Teacher, does this mean I need to pay the books and tuition in advance?" Scrooge said.

"No, no, these books are counted as I lent you." Mr. Rodriguez said with a smile. Scrooge had never seen Mr. Rodriguez smile like that before.

After another half month, Scrooge returned these textbooks to Mr. Rodriguez.

"All learned?"

"Well, I learned everything."

"Then I will test you!"

"Okay, you have passed the level. From now on, in my class, as long as you don't make trouble, come or not, what books to read, it's all your freedom!

After more than half a month, Scrooge found teacher Rodriguez again.

"Scrooge, is there anything you came to see me again?"

"Teacher, can you arrange for me to take the graduation exam for the graduation grade?" Scrooge looked a little nervous.

"Ha, want to compare with the little guys in the upper grades? Well, that's a good idea, the final exam questions are too simple for you. I talk to the principal-the principal has noticed that our school has a math genius That's it—it should be no problem to take the math graduation exam!"

"Mr. Rodriguez, I don’t mean that. I mean, I have almost finished studying other subjects, so...so I hope to directly..." In fact, even if it is other subjects, for those who have received higher education in later generations. Scrooge, the difficulty is also quite limited,

"How is this possible? Don't you want to graduate?" Teacher Rodriguez asked in surprise.

"Of course I did." Scrooge thought to himself, "It is obvious that my parents will not let me drop out of school halfway. Do I really stay in this school for several years? That's not a waste of precious money. You know, the Civil War is not far away. Whether it is the Rockefeller or Morgan consortium of later generations, their starting point is this war. To make more money in this war, you must Accumulate more wealth. Time is money, I can’t wait!"

Of course, such a thing cannot be said to Mr. Rodriguez. So Scrooge can only say: "Teacher, I really want to graduate earlier, so that the burden on the family can be lighter. My father's eyes are not very good. If I can graduate early, he will be able to relax."

This reason may not be tenable, but teachers always treat students with good grades differently. This is not a question of teacher ethics, but human nature. Mencius said that one of the joys of life is to be educated by the world's talents. So now, how Rodriguez thinks Scrooge is pleasing to the eye, even if Scrooge's is not in compliance with the requirements of the rules, he still thinks it makes a lot of sense.

"Are you really okay with other subjects?" Rodriguez asked.

"It should be fine," Scrooge said.

"Well, on Sunday, I will test you with a few teachers. If you can pass, we will talk to the principal about this matter."

"What you said is true? Isn't it exaggerated?" a tall old man with gray hair asked.

"Principal Smith, we can assure you that the level of this child in any subject, even in the graduation grade, is at the top level. The principal, suppress the genius and let them study at the same pace as ordinary people. Thoroughbred horses and ordinary horses are put together to pull a carriage. How can this work?" Mr. Rodriguez said. He knew that the principal likes horse racing, so he used such a metaphor.

"It is not good for him to continue to stay in the lower grades," said Duke, a religion teacher. "He is too smart, easy to learn, and effective. This dampens the confidence of other children."

"It seems that our school has really produced a batch of thoroughbred horses?" Principal Smith smiled, "Well, it is indeed not a good idea to keep thoroughbred horses with those who do farm work. But we never have. The rule of letting the lower grades graduate directly is too informal. You have to consider the impact on the school’s image."

"Principal, except for geniuses in the school, this will only have a good effect on the reputation of the school." Teacher Rodriguez was a little anxious.

"Ah, Rodriguez, don't be so anxious." Principal Smith smiled. "We don't have a rule for lower grade students to take the graduation exam directly, but don't forget that we have another rule. That is excellence. Students can skip a grade! Arrange an exam first, and if he passes the test, let him skip to the graduation grade, and then everything is easy to do, isn’t it?"

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