Riantec (Morbihan) : no notes at college, it changes what ? – Franceinfo

Every Friday afternoon, the class 6a of the college of Kerdurand to Riantec (Morbihan) follows a course of mathematics associated with an English course. This is one of the new features since fall 2016 : interdisciplinary work.

The two teachers work together to learn how to Théo, Clara, Angelica and the other students in the measurement systems of the anglo-saxons. In small groups, they prepare their presentation and then come to the present.

then They are rated by a rating system taking into account the investment, the care or the oral expression. The ” TBM ” (very good knowledge), MS (control satisfactory), MF (master’s fragile) or MI (insufficient command) replace the system of classical notation : the 20 on 20 or the terrible head to Foo are forgotten. And this in all subjects.

at the end of the 1st quarter, no note has appeared on the bulletins of the 6eA.

get Out of the spiral of failure

Martine Blosse, professor of mathematics, is at the origin of this experimentation to Riantec. She even admits it : as a child, the notes were still frightened.

Since she exercises the profession of teacher, she wondered about the effect of the note on the student especially when he is in difficulty. Discouragement, stress, failure…the list is long. To get out of this spiral, it has, therefore, proposed this project : work on the skills of the student to be closer to his / her profile and not to limit its work only to the grant of a note.

Supported by the principal of the college, she takes part in the adventure of a fifteen teachers, all volunteers.

students better in their sneakers

In 2014 and 2015, only a 6th grade has been able to benefit from the process. Since September 2016, it is now two classes of 6th who have put away in the closet of the notes. The enthusiasm of the teachers is without restraint : “there is less stress. in The students help each other, do not take in the legs. They can more easily go at their own pace “.

Notice more contrasted at the level of college students. The good students regret that they will not be able to return home with a 17 or 18 out of 20. “A TBM, it’s not the same, we don’t know really what one is worth” entrusted to us by Theo and Dennis.

students in difficulty say they are rather satisfied and above all comfortable in their learning. The school nurse was also able to notice the benefits of the experiment on the students of these two classes, much more pacified.

The inequalities in school important in France

In other institutions in Britain, experiments similar have been launched. And this to try d'reverse the trend of inequality in school. In the field, France is rather the figure of a poor student.

A data which appears in the PISA-2015 (programme for international monitoring of the acquis students), a study to identify the skills of the students in the countries with economies and education systems to be more efficient.

Following the latest survey that door only, specify on mathematical questions, France accesses to the 26th place out of 72 countries tested. A middle of the table, which only requires a change in the right direction, one can hope…