Teachers, parents and unions in battle for September

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- By Marie-Estelle Pech, Service infographic Figaro
- Update on 31/08/2015 at 23:55
- Published on 31/08/2015 on 21:38

Last May, teachers already demonstrated against the reform of college.

GRAPHICS - Whether they are opposed to the removal of bilangues classes, introduction of PPE or attached to the teaching of classical languages, opponents of reform of the college organize to voice their discontent in the coming weeks.

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Association of specialist teachers, unions, local associations of parents, youth: the opponents of the reform of college trying to organize to make their voices heard in September. All forums write in the press, launch or have launched petitions.

They intend to join the demonstrations organized by trade unions. "Our priority for this autumn, it is the reform of college. We will do everything to make it overhaul. The case is far from over, "said Roland Hubert, co-secretary general of the SNES-FSU, the main union for secondary school teachers. At an inter organized on Tuesday, a strike will be scheduled in September before a national event in October. "What interest for the government to implement a reform that is not driven by personal?" Still wonder unionists, according to which "change a law, it's complicated, changing decree, no." If the union claiming not to be "against interdisciplinarity ', it considers that the famous interdisciplinary practices teaching (PPE) introduced by the reform will primarily benefit the more privileged students and push them lower. "It is ironic that with the reform of college, left in the name of equality establishes disparities between institutions," insists the union.

On a legal level, the Latin scholars association Stop your chariot denounces a technicality. To Me Henri de Beauregard, who entered the State Council in June, the "ministerial technical committee" (CTM) should have been consulted in May before the publication of the decree validating the reform. The lawyer who had managed to bend the government last year on merit scholarships hopes to repeat his success in the coming months.

New this autumn, Peep Parents' associations in Paris and Rhône come, meanwhile, this week, to stand out from their national federation stating their opposition to the reform of college. "It will create an inequality between schools. We want the same choices are available to all, including ancient languages. We are told that removes bilangues classes because they are elitist, but that is wrong. Kids from all walks of them flourish. We trust the teachers who strongly criticized the reform, whether math teachers, letters, German "explains Armelle Malvoisin, the new president of the Paris Peep. This latest announcement of "punching action" each month.

Defending German and ancient languages

Germanists do not want to die bilangues their classes.They therefore multiplied general meetings just before leaving on vacation: "Remember the risk of existing anticipation of reform, according to you, in some institutions, says one in Rouen. It would be totally against the German-productive not to recruit bilangues students for the next school year under the pretext that this device would be condemned. Nothing is decided.This is the time to resist and to recruit students, not the one to submit and disappearing. "The association for the development of German in France (Adeaf) proposes to increase all throughout the year a badge "Ich * heart * my bilangue". "We thus maintain our living mobilization and in the minds of all, students, principals and parents," says Laurence Caillarec, Rouen.

The president of the association, Therese Clerc, calls for the widest possible dissemination of postcards illustrated by Plantu sent to the Elysee September 26 (European Day of Languages) from parents of students, twinning committees, municipal councils of twinned towns, informing the local media especially where bilangues and European classes will be deleted. Rallies will also be held on that day.

The recent Jeunes and against, a group of students and young professionals, is determined to make the voice of young people in the debate on reform of college.Attached to ancient languages, she also wants to mobilize. "Civil society must seize these subjects, marching in the street. We can not remain indifferent, "emphasized its members. "We do not believe that your reform, whose main objective is to further equality, to achieve its objective, if not the bottom: indeed, ignorance for all is a way to restore equality" they wrote to Najat Vallaud-Belkacem.

What changed in September

• The mother becomes a school this fall that will give more space to the vocabulary and play, with new programs. A report of the General Inspectorate of Education published in 2012 had noted a trend of "primarization" kindergarten, with "anticipation in preparation for reading and writing the detriment of other acquisitions" . Kindergarten is now defined as a "benevolent school."

• The "secular morality" will be taught one hour a week in elementary school and two hours per month in secondary school. That training, which must promote the values of the Republic, is part of a "citizen journey" decided after the attacks in January in Paris, which also includes a media education.

What will change in 2016

• The reform of the college come into force in September 2016. The program includes "interdisciplinary teaching practices" involving professors from various disciplines around eight themes, from sustainable development to ancient languages, through science. A mode of teaching by project, for in the words of the Minister to "fight against the boredom of the students." The Latin option as proposed today the bilangues classes and European industries will disappear.

• The new programs, the minister will present this year, will set up the CP for class 3, and at all levels. Precipitation raises the question of the feasibility of textbooks. The new history and French programs already and already arouse strong criticism.