"Quiet, quiet—" Professor Cronos called into the microphone twice, and the voices of the students below the podium gradually subsided.
Not to mention, Professor Cronos currently holds considerable prestige within the school.
After addressing these two opening matters, Professor Cronos moved on to another topic.
This semester, for him and other professors, this was the most important matter.
"Teacher Evaluation Assessment."
At first glance, this matter seems unrelated to the students. It's a teacher's assessment, so it will certainly be conducted accordingly. Students might even have the chance to see professors working on tests in a classroom.
However, the teacher assessment is definitely related to the students.
Because there is one thing that, no matter what, never changes.
That is...
The "ability" of a teacher lies not in the individual, but in "teaching students."
If a teacher cannot even teach students well, then what qualifies them to be a teacher?
And these professors are responsible for each academy, managing all branch teachers. If they lack basic skills, how can they guide other teachers in educating students?
Therefore, this time, the logic of professor evaluation is based on—
Teaching students.
Next is the crucial point.
Many professors and students couldn't help but swallow nervously.
After all, from what Professor Cronos implied, it seemed he wanted these professors to teach them!
"In the upcoming semester, special professor courses will be conducted," Professor Cronos slowly said, holding the plan book, "Special courses will be held in the academy's main conference hall daily, with professors freely selecting courses. Students from every grade and every academy can freely choose whether to attend each course.
Ultimately, during the final exams, there will be additional content examinations, and each student can voluntarily participate. Each course's exam will be independently calculated. And, this final result will be incorporated into the professors' evaluation."
So that's how it is!
"Hey—" Suddenly, a student had a lightbulb moment and whispered to a few classmates, "Can't we just find a really easygoing professor, have them teach us something simple, and then ace the final exam for a win-win?"
If purely looking at the theoretical assessment, it certainly seems reasonable.
But—
If a teacher muddles through with students just for their own scores, can they still claim to be "excellent" in the teaching profession?
Even though it's uncertain whether Professor Cronos would leave such a loophole, Tenjo Hikari thought of the evaluation scores of a previous Darklord teacher and dared to say.
Even though Professor Cronos usually thinks about making money and expanding the academy, he would undoubtedly be prepared for this and certainly wouldn't let professors just go through the motions.
The matters of Akaba Leo and other teachers left a deep impression on Professor Cronos.
Therefore, the teacher's "morality" and "attitude" towards students are also considered.
"Of course, besides this category, there are other duel exams, which I won't go into detail about here." Professor Cronos put away the proposal and coughed a few times, having finally said everything he wanted to.
Previously, if he had such thoughts, other colleagues would definitely reject them. After all, everyone was a professor, no one better than another. But now, he was the acting principal and the de facto next principal, so he could continue with these ideas.
"I see..."
"Heh, professor courses? This is too easy."
Several professors couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Although everyone comes from a duelist background.
Being able to become a professor is never based purely on dueling skills; their abilities in all aspects aren't lacking.
Many professors even thought about what to teach in an instant.
Among these professors, there were even more aggressive ones...
"This is too simple, Professor Cronos." A silhouette suddenly stepped forward, standing before all the professors. He was tall and robust, dressed in a dark purple professor uniform, and began, "For Duel Academy, the most important thing is teaching students about dueling, imparting duel knowledge...
So, I think every student studying at Duel Academy must be very eager.
Eager for the simplest, most basic, most direct content!
Duel!"
He raised his right hand, forming a fist: "Regardless of the branch, no matter the grade, regardless of competition scores, the most important course measuring a Duel Academy student is only one...
That is [Duel]!
Therefore—Professor Cronos, my course is already decided, and it is... combat class."
"Combat?" Professor Cronos repeated.
"Too cunning, this guy." "Knew it, that Cobra, as insidious as a snake." A few professors who disliked Professor Cobra muttered to themselves.
Exactly.
For Duel Academy students, the simplest, most straightforward, easiest improvement is always "combat."
But, if Cobra can do it, naturally they can too.
After all, for these strong duelists turned teachers, combat is the simplest and most straightforward thing.
Tenjo Hikari chuckled below.
Because he knew that Professor Cronos would definitely refuse him from doing this.
"Professor Cobra, you are correct." Onstage, Professor Cronos lightly nodded, "For our noble Duel Academy, teaching every student to duel is an indispensable segment.
And because this is an indispensable segment, the most important class can't haphazardly have its teaching staff changed."
Hmm?
"Therefore, the combat class will still be the responsibility of the class teachers of each grade and class."
Tch...
Cobra cursed inwardly, even his movements to take something out couldn't help but halt.
He originally intended to bring out a Duel Energy Bracelet to show students and professors as an "auxiliary" means of teaching them combat.
After all, once the duel energy was increased, anyone could see that the student's level would rise. He could also use this method to collect duel energy.
But he didn't expect that Professor Cronos was prepared in advance and blocked this path.
There were several snickers from behind him.
Trying to be clever?
Didn't he know that Professor Cronos was a strategist who had fought wits and courage with Akaba Leo for years and even outsmarted him?
Tenjo Hikari looked at Professor Cobra's awkward expression and couldn't help but chuckle again.
Regarding the professor evaluations, Professor Cronos certainly wouldn't discuss them with a student like Tenjo Hikari, but if he gave feedback to a professor, they'd definitely consider his suggestions.
Things like "combat class" are of utmost importance to students. Tenjo Hikari merely mentioned it to Professor Cronos, who immediately agreed with and acknowledged Tenjo Hikari's suggestion.
One cannot let the matter of teacher evaluations affect the growth of students!
Although this semester's situation is different, not purely student exchanges across academies but turning into teacher evaluation assessments, people are different too—Professor Cronos is not Principal Samejima, though he may be less bold, he is not as amiable as Principal Samejima and has his own principles.
Any matter potentially affecting student growth will be vetoed by Professor Cronos.
Finally, several professors, under the watchful eyes of students, submitted the courses they wanted to teach. Then, according to the teaching schedule Professor Cronos had prepared long ago, these were arranged for each subsequent day.
Many courses, varied.
There's Demonology, Knightly Path, even Tactics Class, each seemingly different from the courses regular students should study.
But one must admit—Duel Academy students have even studied Alchemy Class, so their acceptance of these classes is naturally high.
Tenjo Hikari looked at the schedule, touched his chin, and curiously eyed Professor Cobra's course.
Spirit Power Study?
Originally, he just wanted to see what Professor Cobra taught, but seeing this course, his interest was piqued.