What is a good result?
Sweet modern wisdom says that we must keep a positive attitude and rather than seeing mistakes, we should value successes. It appears all over the […]
éducation
Highly skilled teachers?
Recruiting teachers at a higher level doesn’t necessarily mean higher outputs, but it is still desirable. At the beginning of the 20th century, in France, […]
Et voilà que l’on tremble devant des enfants!
Article initialement publié sur Contrepoints. Pas des adolescents qui découvrent leur force. Des petits, des marmots. 6 ou 7 ans. Sans doute encore assez […]
C’est la faute de la société!
On mesure mal l’importance du contexte. C’est à dire, vraiment mal. Il ne s’agit pas d’une figure de style pour dire qu’on la sous-estime. (Petit […]
Don’t overestimate our teaching methods
You should ask questions whenever you doubt during your training sessions. It’s the only way to avoid unnecessary suffering during your daily practice. Don’t try […]
Learning from mistakes
People shouldn’t be afraid to make mistakes, but should be trained to deal with them. If one never attempts to speak for fear of making […]
Rituals and routines will save your lessons
Rituals constitute a kind of discipline in advance, before the disturbance. They avoid a lot of violence and coercion. Their benefits are huge. I daresay […]
Work ethic and routines
When we conduct a training session for young teachers, we emphasise big or generous ideas, such as constructivism or critical thinking. They sure are important […]
Amis d’enfance?
Dans la cour d’une école, au milieu des platanes, Les enfants jouent en chœur. Les rondes et les bonds, les cris, les coq-à-l’âne, Les chants […]
De la dictée
Qui veut tuer son chien l’accuse de la rage. Mais pourquoi vouloir le tuer? L’histoire récente de l’école française est émaillée de procès iniques. La […]
Giving explanations
After my first series about games in pedagogy, I would like to share some trivial considerations. An army seldom collapses from a very tough battle, […]
What is success?
Success is relative. You succeed when you reach your objectives, whatever those objectives are. If your objective is to please your guest, making a good […]
How to motivate students?
This is one of the most common questions in pedagogy. Sometimes it reflects a lot of anxiety. This question is similar to this one: how […]
Le dernier recours
Il n’y a pas de droit absolu, pas même le droit à la vie. Ce qui est absolu, c’est le devoir du policier de tenter […]