In anticipation of the School’s 120th anniversary in 2023, I continue to feed the debate on educational themes. Here, I would like to address the issue of the relationship between children and teachers.
The countdown has begun: in exactly one year, the anniversary of 120 years of Collège Champittet (1903 - 2023) begins. This is an opportunity to reflect together on the values of our school community, as well as on the fundamentals of education.
À quoi ça sert d’apprendre une poésie ?
To this question asked by an 8th grader who had to memorize Charles Baudelaire's L'Albatros, I hesitated to answer: - Ça ne sert à rien, before putting forward more reasonable arguments.