Forget to learn better?
Since Bachelard, Serres and Astolfi, we know that teaching is not filling an empty box, nor replacing one knowledge with another. Old representations resist! Teaching is often a matter of bringing out what needs to be overcome, understanding what sticks in order to finally teach the knowledge and know-how useful to learners. Actions based on the concept of "epistemological obstacle" provide us with useful leads.
Building cathedrals: the harmony of a collective work across the centuries
The construction of Europe's cathedrals is an illustration of the power of collective intelligence over time. It demonstrates the strength of human genius and its tension towards coherence.
Music and productivity at work
What is the impact of music in the workplace? Can it boost positive attitude and performance? Does it distract or stimulate concentration? What kinds of music are more beneficial? A complete overview of the phenomenon.
Vocational training: quality versus quantity
How can we prepare a generation of workers to drive the continent's economic transformation without exacerbating social inequalities?
Initiatives in priority education zones
All these solutions have certainly had positive effects, but they have not reduced the gap in terms of the number of schools concerned. We have gone from 3,730 schools and 503 collèges and lycées in 1982 to 6,636 schools and 1,092 collèges and lycées in 2022.