A teacher's first days at school

Students are as excited about the start of the new school year as their teachers. They all have the same questions: what's it going to be like? Will the class be interesting? Will I succeed in achieving all the required objectives?

A Marseille-based teacher of a SEGPA class (i.e., students with learning difficulties) explains how he establishes a bond with these learners. Initially, on the first day, he talks a little about himself. Then, he asks the pupils to draw up their Chinese portrait, i.e. to describe themselves using an animal, a film, a piece of music, etc. The idea is to create exchanges between the pupils and the teacher. The idea is to create exchanges between him and the students, to establish real connections.

As his class is made up of different literacy and other difficulties, he has to make sure he doesn't lose anyone without boring those who have mastered certain skills. It's a complex approach, but he does it through a contract of trust with his students. He sums up teaching as the idea of getting children to the point where they no longer need him.

Running time: 4min27

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