Henceforth he was completely trusted by successive ministers, the public, and his teaching staff. It was said of him in later years that his few opponents were people who had never met him and had little real knowledge of his methods. His first problem had been to build up a sound system of primary education, but as the years went by his efforts were given to relating this in the best possible way to secondary education and the university.
As a result, he became completely trusted by successive government officials, the general public, and his teaching staff. It was stated about him in later years that his few opponents were individuals who had never interacted with him and lacked genuine knowledge of his approaches. His initial challenge was to establish a reliable framework for primary education, but as time passed, his efforts shifted towards connecting this system with secondary education and higher learning.