At the end of the 19th century, the French Third Republic introduced several educational reforms under the impetus of Jules Ferry. Schoolteachers were entrusted with an unprecedented civic and secular mission.
Every month, youtuber Ralph Müller delivers his scathing analysis of a phenomenon typical of the times. This month, he discusses the challenges facing education in the age of artificial intelligence, and questions the role of schools in the face of positivism.
School uniforms have never been generalized in Swiss public schools, although they remain the norm in many countries. Between the desire to harmonize appearances and the desire to preserve diversity, should we take the plunge?
Contrary to popular belief, school uniforms are neither an authoritarian relic nor a retrograde symbol. Rather, as Jean-Claude Kaufmann shows, it reveals our delicate balance between equality, freedom and a sense of community.
When children from a migrant background stand out at school, many feel that the responsibility lies with the school....
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.
Switzerland doesn't like heroes, especially its own. That's not a problem in itself. Unless, that is, it removes the individual from history, at the risk of rendering it unintelligible. In this sense, Switzerland would do well to reappropriate its great figures.
There are measurable differences in intelligence. But how they translate into practice depends on other factors.
In a world where literature is often seen as mere entertainment, it may seem important to restore the importance of learning the French language and studying its greatest authors.
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