ESD - Education for Sustainable Development: the necessary transformation of the school
In recent years, the member countries of the United Nations have agreed on the importance of teaching the objectives of sustainable development in schools. An injunction however essential given the opinions of environmental experts. In order to ensure the sustainability of humanity, these teachings are rich in meaning for the following generations.
The meritocratic fable of the French school
France, like the United States and other Western countries, has for decades based its educational model on meritocracy. The idea is that every student can succeed in a course of study and find himself in the «grandes écoles», regardless of his social environment. A system that has allowed for a democratization of education, the limits of which are however perceptible today. At the end of the day, very few children from less well-off backgrounds make it to the elite...
Cleaning up the learner's environment
Some factors have a negative impact on learners' learning. However, it's also a question of context; even if there is evidence of the negative effect of certain realities such as air pollution, others deserve to be approached with contextual elements in mind.
Collections, collaborations
They who were once called the public are becoming collaborators (@LanceWeiler, on the MCN 2014 conference Twitter feed): how does this collaboration work around museum collections? Some digital museum experts answer and give examples.
The power of community song
This article examines a variety of community songs and their effect on our ability to do and learn together, to strengthen our communities and to vibrate with the same impetus rather than become disunited.