Publish at March 04 2026 Updated March 04 2026
Sociologist Erving Goffman posed the question "What's going on here?" as an invitation to discernment and criticism.
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In a society that prides itself on performance, isn't competition the reflection of a race against both oneself and others? What kind of performance are we talking about? Is it the one that pulls us upwards and makes us explore the best of ourselves, or is it the one that bends us under the yoke of systems of thought, driving us to exhaustion and sometimes forsaking our own aspirations along the way?
Taking a risk or understanding a risk
Taking a risk is a delicate matter, especially in the face of major problems such as climate change. Many people don't want to see or understand, and remain passive. Others do the opposite. What are the reasons behind these decisions?
The classroom and the reverse conference
Mobilize the desire to learn like never before. Three examples of inversion that bring a void to the pedagogical situation that learners are invited to fill by themselves.
Extracting bias from artificial intelligence
We might have thought that the machine could judge more impartially, since it has no feelings. However, studies and experiments tend to show that algorithms have strong sexist or racist biases. Their designers come from a world where prejudice still persists. These are reflected in AIs, which can lead to unfortunate judgments.
Rethinking educational assessment to enhance invisible skills
PISA ranks education systems according to scores in maths, science and reading, influencing policy, but limiting the value of education to measurable knowledge. Soft skills remain invisible. Yet schools cultivate them through exchanges and projects. To make the most of them, we need to make a collective effort towards a more human vision of education.
