Literature

Not all preceptors were saints

By Antoine Lévêque · 23 October 2025

While Rousseau's writings paved the way for a literature of intimate education, they also gave shape to the stereotypical vision of the preceptor that dominated the French literary landscape until Stendhal.

Society

Screen-proofing children

By Pablo Sánchez · October 17, 2025

Children's early exposure to phones and tablets is causing concern around the world. Over and above the substance, this debate reveals just how decisive the first years of life are for the future of our societies.

Switzerland

The school crisis calls for the right to spring into action

By Jonas Follonier · 08 October 2025

Surveys are unanimous: the level of basic knowledge among students in Switzerland is plummeting. The PLR, now in charge of the education departments in several French-speaking cantons after a long period of power from the left, is expected to take a stand.