Reforming our education system
For the past month, the media have echoed the citizen action Let's Talk Education, which invites people who care about education to come and discuss it at forums to be held in 18 Quebec cities from March 10 to June 3. We hereby wish to express our support for this important process and invite the public, especially students, to participate in order to provide answers to the questions submitted for discussion.
GUY ROCHERSOCIOLOGIST, MEMBER OF THE PARENT COMMISSION AND PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF THE UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL, AND 17 OTHER SIGNATORIES*As we know, the education system is in bad shape. Successive governments do not seem to appreciate the serious problems that affect all components of the school system. However, many well-argued solutions exist to provide the people of Quebec with an emancipatory, equitable, inclusive and democratic school.
What kind of citizens does the school form today? Have young people who have completed high school acquired sufficient knowledge and skills to understand the world in which they live and contribute to its improvement? Have they developed their ability to think and react critically to dominant discourses?
So, when we aim for academic or educational success, what exactly are we aiming for? It is therefore time to reflect collectively on the mission of the school. A youth workshop, available on the Let's Talk Education1 website, invites high school, CEGEP and university students to prepare collectively for these forums.
GUY ROCHERSOCIOLOGIST, MEMBER OF THE PARENT COMMISSION AND PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF THE UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL, AND 17 OTHER SIGNATORIES*As we know, the education system is in bad shape. Successive governments do not seem to appreciate the serious problems that affect all components of the school system. However, many well-argued solutions exist to provide the people of Quebec with an emancipatory, equitable, inclusive and democratic school.
What kind of citizens does the school form today? Have young people who have completed high school acquired sufficient knowledge and skills to understand the world in which they live and contribute to its improvement? Have they developed their ability to think and react critically to dominant discourses?
So, when we aim for academic or educational success, what exactly are we aiming for? It is therefore time to reflect collectively on the mission of the school. A youth workshop, available on the Let's Talk Education1 website, invites high school, CEGEP and university students to prepare collectively for these forums.
