{"id":3947,"date":"2013-02-24T10:56:10","date_gmt":"2013-02-24T08:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.frenchcourses-paris.com\/?p=3947"},"modified":"2020-08-03T11:15:18","modified_gmt":"2020-08-03T09:15:18","slug":"paris-teachers-rebel-against-the-reform-to-the-french-school-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frenchcourses-paris.com\/fr\/french-lessons-in-paris\/paris-teachers-rebel-against-the-reform-to-the-french-school-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Paris teachers rebel against the reform to the French school system"},"content":{"rendered":"

Paris teachers went on strike on Tuesday to protest against the government’s reform to the French school system <\/b><\/h2>\n

A majority of primary schools were closed, as angry Paris teachers went on strike to protest against President Fran\u00e7ois Hollande\u2019s first major reform to the French school system<\/h3>\n
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The measure, which calls for reducing the amount of class time during the school day and adding an additional half-day on Wednesday, would go into effect in September 2013. In the current system, French primary schools operate on a four-day schedule, with no classes on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Striking French teachers say the reform does nothing to improve the quality of education for children, and will simply force teachers to spend more time at the workplace with no compensation.<\/p>\n

\u201cI personally did not expect much from Hollande, but a lot of fellow teachers are very disappointed,\u201d said Laurent, a teacher in Paris’s 13th district and a member of the SNUipp union on strike. \u201cWhat the Socialist government is offering has nothing to do with the big promises that were made. Nothing they\u2019re offering is good.\u201d<\/p>\n

Teachers overwhelmingly voted in favour of Hollande in last year\u2019s presidential election<\/a>, encouraged by the Socialist candidate\u2019s promise to overhaul the entire school system and invest heavily in education.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, hundreds of teachers were set to join a massive march that will end at Paris City Hall. Paris Mayor Paris Bertrand Delano\u00eb, a leading member of the Socialist Party, has defended the reform.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the biggest teachers’ mobilisation I have seen in Paris since I became a teacher. If the government does not take us into account, then it will expand across the country,\u201d Laurent told France 24.<\/p>\n

Socialists on the defensive<\/b><\/h4>\n

Paris\u2019s Socialist-led government and Education Minister Vincent Peillon struck a conciliatory tone on Tuesday, acknowledging that the Paris teachers\u2019 protest counted wide participation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is an exception in Paris, and it\u2019s regretful,\u201d Peillon said, but quickly added that there is never \u201can unjustified strike\u201d.<\/p>\n

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The reform\u2019s proponents say less class time each day would allow pupils to participate in other cultural and sports activities. The government has pledged to assign a 250-million-euro fund to help French towns finance those extra-curricular activities.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to discuss the issue [with teachers]. You know, in France reforms are always difficult to implement, but we are going to do it though dialogue and consultation,\u201d Paris deputy mayor Anne Hidalgo, told RTL radio on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cHeld hostage\u201d in workplace<\/b><\/h4>\n

Nevertheless, teachers said they were not convinced, claiming that rearranging the school week amounted to a quick patch-up job that failed to address the real problems they face.<\/p>\n

They also complained they would be \u201cheld hostage\u201d at their workplace. According to the teachers\u2019 unions, Mayor Delano\u00eb planned to lengthen the lunch break by one hour, in order to comply with the reform but so that pupils would be let out of school at the same time.<\/p>\n

Teachers would be forced to spend that time, for which they are not paid, at their posts, the unions said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe project neglects the real problems, starting with the fact there are too many children in the classrooms, and not enough teachers with specialised training to deal with the kids with learning difficulties,\u201d Laurent said. \u201cThe government is making a mockery of the French public school system, and mocking students, teachers and parents as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Source: France 24<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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