Victor, Schiller, and Anna had always worried about vocational education in Gotham.
Victor genuinely loved teaching and nurturing students. Schiller wanted to improve the overall education level of Gotham's residents. As for Anna, she felt that students graduating from vocational schools could provide Gotham University with better applicants, instead of forcing it to admit a hopeless batch of illiterates every year.
Because of Gotham University's unique location, it was nearly impossible for it to recruit good students from major cities. The best students across the entire East Coast either went to Ivy League schools or attended other universities in Metropolis. Hardly anyone would risk their life to come to Gotham for college.
Those who came to Gotham for college were generally students with no other choice, who could only attend university here, as well as local students who wanted to remain in Gotham.
Neither group tended to have exceptional talent or quality. Out-of-town students usually came from small coastal cities like Bludhaven. Unable to get into universities in nearby major cities, they could only take a chance on Gotham. Since local education in those places was poor, their foundations were weak, making them difficult to teach.
Local Gotham students were even less promising. They generally fell into two categories. The first consisted of students who were genuinely decent academically but had not applied elsewhere because they did not want to leave their hometown.
But these students were Gotham's most authentic natives, possessing all the admirable qualities of Gotham citizens. Though talented, they were extremely difficult to manage, and their minds were never on studying. As long as they did not use their high intelligence to commit crimes, that was already cause for gratitude.
The other type of local student was the children of gangsters, much like Evans. Gang leaders did