Ideas often advanced to combat school failure

Four days in primary school week is more in the spotlight. After criticism from experts, parents of students federations, mayors Socialist, the Inspectorate-General of National Education, "the four-day week is buried", assured the PS Northern Yves Durand, in the adoption in Committee on Cultural Affairs and Education of the National Assembly of a report of information on the school rhythms, which is the co-rapporteur Member yesterdaywith the MP UMP of the Ain Xavier Breton. This report will feed the National Conference on school rhythms launched in June last by the Minister of Education, Luc Chatel, which must lead to advertisements in may or June, for an implementation of reforms from the 2013 re-entry.

The rapporteurs advocate primary "to prohibit four day week", adopted by 95 of schools after the suppression by the former Minister of Education Xavier Darcos of education on Saturday and the possibility available to schools to spend the week four days or four and a half days, with class on Wednesday. It should also, according to them, "reducing the duration of the day", via a "daily hourly Cap." The parliamentary mission, also proposes, to rethink the Organization of the day, establishing an hour of study monitored for all students, by integrating the custom help for struggling students in normal school time. This is to promote a "truly differentiated teaching." Ideas often advanced to combat school failure. "Absurdity" as the schedules identical for students from three to eleven years, the report suggests that modulate. For colleges and high schools, where classes are also higher in France to the average European mission advocates more autonomy for the management of schedules, regulated by a national framework.

As it had suggested Luc Chatel by launching the reflection on the school rhythms, report request also the shortening of the summer, two or three weeks. As well as respect for the alternation between seven weeks of class and two weeks of vacation. Perspectives by tourism professionals given a hearing. The mission calls for work on the "zoning" and an assessment of the economic impact of such measures.

PAS reform before 2013

These proposals are accompanied by a reflection on the mission and the time of teachers, primary and secondary school. A delicate but this theme right as to the left in the preparation of the presidential election. Members have also pointed to constraints for local communities that might cause these changes in rhythms.

Asked yesterday about CTMR, Luc Chatel, prudent, refused to rule on the four-day week, recalling that it is not an obligation. Sébastien Sihr, Secretary General of the Snuipp-FSU, majority in the first degree, shared the findings of the report but the question of resources, communities and the Ministry of Education. The Committee members regretted, them, that the implementation of reforms is envisaged only in 2013. They were joined by the Association of mayors of the cities of France (AMGVF), which asked yesterday the return in week four and a half days, putting forward the interests of the child and the finances of the communities. The AMGVF wishes to be received quickly by Luc Chatel.

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