Expats' media teat
Tourists are just passing through, but nomads come back regularly and develop links, punctuated by seasons or contracts. Now that they can keep their contacts wherever they are, they are less afraid to move away; their media teat will always be able to reassure them.
Localization and relevance: for a meso-pedagogy of resonance
We always learn alone, but never without others, and always located somewhere.
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.
Perseverance: avoiding school dropout
Dropping out of school is seen as a huge waste. It is sometimes perceived as a fatality. People are resigned to the idea that some children are not "made for school". Others see it as a guarantee of quality: a pathway where all succeed is suspect. But the actors of education are becoming aware of its economic and human cost. Studies, experiments and associative actions suggest some ways forward.
Learning megacities
Unesco has developed the "learning city" label, but what happens when you change scale? What are the effects of megacities on learning? How do we redefine "what is authoritative"?