In the late 1980s, at a time when secularism is becoming a less and less mobilizing concept and "democratization" seems to have reached a deadlock, the minister of Education, Lionel Jospin, launches the renewal of the curriculum. The National Council for Curriculum which was created in 1990 is intended to be the kingpin of this reforming undertaking. By means of interviews and by using the results of a survey into records, the present article analyzes the territory struggles in the bureaucratic field between the National Council for Curriculum, the General Inspectorate of the Ministry of Education, the Directorate for Secondary Education; that is to say the three institutions which were in conflict at that time to take absolute power in the field of pedagogy. It shows how the progressive codification of an institutional modus vivendi makes it possible for a thorough reform of the secondary school curriculum to be initiated, the ending of which is the establishment of a the "common base of knowledge and skills". Adapted from the source document.
The monitorial system is a way of teaching which uses monitors who are the more educated pupils of the school. At the very end of the XVIIIe century, two english pedagogues, Bell and Lancaster, establish this system of education for the poor children. Its founders want it to be both efficient and economic. So the usual pedagogy changes radically. Not only, in these schools, pupils teach pupils but they learn how to read and write simultaneously which is new at that time. Moreover, there are, in each matter, progressive series of lessons, rising step by step. Pupils are taught in different classes according to their proficiencies. Cheap school materials as slates and cardboards are also used. In France, this new way of teaching appears in 1815. In Brittany, between 1817 and 1822, more than fourty schools are established, especially in towns and big villages. But the catholic clergy don't appreciate these rival institutions. According to the Church, the education of the poor should be totally in its own hands. It's worth analysing the consequences of that innovation in Brittany where people are less educated than in the rest of France, very religious and dominated by the rich worthies. Apart from the religious, social and political sides, the pedagogy and the situation of the teachers are also interesting matters. In order to make this study more realistic, these pioneers of primary education are observed through a collection of pen portraits. Actually, considering these two aspects, not much studied by historians until now, changes brought by the monitorial system are notable ; L'enseignement mutuel consiste à utiliser des élèves plus instruits pour enseigner aux autres. A la fin du XVIIIe siècle, deux pédagogues anglais, Bell et Lancaster, élaborent ce système d'instruction en direction des enfants pauvres. Celui se voulant à la fois efficace et économique, on aboutit à une sorte de révolution pédagogique. Non seulement l'enseignement est confié à des enfants mais les élèves apprennent à lire et à écrire en même ...
The monitorial system is a way of teaching which uses monitors who are the more educated pupils of the school. At the very end of the XVIIIe century, two english pedagogues, Bell and Lancaster, establish this system of education for the poor children. Its founders want it to be both efficient and economic. So the usual pedagogy changes radically. Not only, in these schools, pupils teach pupils but they learn how to read and write simultaneously which is new at that time. Moreover, there are, in each matter, progressive series of lessons, rising step by step. Pupils are taught in different classes according to their proficiencies. Cheap school materials as slates and cardboards are also used. In France, this new way of teaching appears in 1815. In Brittany, between 1817 and 1822, more than fourty schools are established, especially in towns and big villages. But the catholic clergy don't appreciate these rival institutions. According to the Church, the education of the poor should be totally in its own hands. It's worth analysing the consequences of that innovation in Brittany where people are less educated than in the rest of France, very religious and dominated by the rich worthies. Apart from the religious, social and political sides, the pedagogy and the situation of the teachers are also interesting matters. In order to make this study more realistic, these pioneers of primary education are observed through a collection of pen portraits. Actually, considering these two aspects, not much studied by historians until now, changes brought by the monitorial system are notable ; L'enseignement mutuel consiste à utiliser des élèves plus instruits pour enseigner aux autres. A la fin du XVIIIe siècle, deux pédagogues anglais, Bell et Lancaster, élaborent ce système d'instruction en direction des enfants pauvres. Celui se voulant à la fois efficace et économique, on aboutit à une sorte de révolution pédagogique. Non seulement l'enseignement est confié à des enfants mais les élèves apprennent à lire et à écrire en même ...
The monitorial system is a way of teaching which uses monitors who are the more educated pupils of the school. At the very end of the XVIIIe century, two english pedagogues, Bell and Lancaster, establish this system of education for the poor children. Its founders want it to be both efficient and economic. So the usual pedagogy changes radically. Not only, in these schools, pupils teach pupils but they learn how to read and write simultaneously which is new at that time. Moreover, there are, in each matter, progressive series of lessons, rising step by step. Pupils are taught in different classes according to their proficiencies. Cheap school materials as slates and cardboards are also used. In France, this new way of teaching appears in 1815. In Brittany, between 1817 and 1822, more than fourty schools are established, especially in towns and big villages. But the catholic clergy don't appreciate these rival institutions. According to the Church, the education of the poor should be totally in its own hands. It's worth analysing the consequences of that innovation in Brittany where people are less educated than in the rest of France, very religious and dominated by the rich worthies. Apart from the religious, social and political sides, the pedagogy and the situation of the teachers are also interesting matters. In order to make this study more realistic, these pioneers of primary education are observed through a collection of pen portraits. Actually, considering these two aspects, not much studied by historians until now, changes brought by the monitorial system are notable ; L'enseignement mutuel consiste à utiliser des élèves plus instruits pour enseigner aux autres. A la fin du XVIIIe siècle, deux pédagogues anglais, Bell et Lancaster, élaborent ce système d'instruction en direction des enfants pauvres. Celui se voulant à la fois efficace et économique, on aboutit à une sorte de révolution pédagogique. Non seulement l'enseignement est confié à des enfants mais les élèves apprennent à lire et à écrire en même ...
The monitorial system is a way of teaching which uses monitors who are the more educated pupils of the school. At the very end of the XVIIIe century, two english pedagogues, Bell and Lancaster, establish this system of education for the poor children. Its founders want it to be both efficient and economic. So the usual pedagogy changes radically. Not only, in these schools, pupils teach pupils but they learn how to read and write simultaneously which is new at that time. Moreover, there are, in each matter, progressive series of lessons, rising step by step. Pupils are taught in different classes according to their proficiencies. Cheap school materials as slates and cardboards are also used. In France, this new way of teaching appears in 1815. In Brittany, between 1817 and 1822, more than fourty schools are established, especially in towns and big villages. But the catholic clergy don't appreciate these rival institutions. According to the Church, the education of the poor should be totally in its own hands. It's worth analysing the consequences of that innovation in Brittany where people are less educated than in the rest of France, very religious and dominated by the rich worthies. Apart from the religious, social and political sides, the pedagogy and the situation of the teachers are also interesting matters. In order to make this study more realistic, these pioneers of primary education are observed through a collection of pen portraits. Actually, considering these two aspects, not much studied by historians until now, changes brought by the monitorial system are notable ; L'enseignement mutuel consiste à utiliser des élèves plus instruits pour enseigner aux autres. A la fin du XVIIIe siècle, deux pédagogues anglais, Bell et Lancaster, élaborent ce système d'instruction en direction des enfants pauvres. Celui se voulant à la fois efficace et économique, on aboutit à une sorte de révolution pédagogique. Non seulement l'enseignement est confié à des enfants mais les élèves apprennent à lire et à écrire en même temps, ce qui est une nouveauté pour l'époque. En outre, une progression rigoureuse est introduite et les élèves sont groupés selon leurs compétences. Enfin, l'emploi d'un matériel peu onéreux, ardoises et tableaux, est généralisé. La nouvelle méthode est introduite en France en 1815. En Bretagne, entre 1817 et 1822, une quarantaine d'écoles sont fondées, essentiellement dans les villes et les gros bourgs. Mais, l'Eglise y voit bientôt un système concurrent menaçant sa volonté hégémonique dans le domaine de l'instruction populaire. Il est intéressant d'observer les conséquences d'une telle innovation en Bretagne, région qui se distingue, à l'époque, par un des plus faibles niveaux d'instruction de France, une culture dominée par la religion et une vie sociale sous l'emprise des notables. Hormis les aspects religieux, sociaux et politiques, ce qui retient également l'attention, c'est la pédagogie et la condition des maîtres. Ces pionniers de l'instruction primaire font d'ailleurs l'objet d'une prosopographie permettant une approche plus sensible de cette réalité. En effet, dans ces deux domaines, peu abordés dans les études historiques, les changements apportés par l'enseignement mutuel sont loin d'être négligeables
