Elisabeth Borne clarifies her remarks on students who must « prepare very young, almost since kindergarten » – Liberation
Prepare your career from almost the cradle. The Minister of National Education, Higher Education and Research, Elisabeth Borne, was on the set of LCP Monday, April 7 to express themselves on a future reform of National Education. The Minister of State was invited to react to the Prime Minister’s remarks on Parcoursup. Last Tuesday, François Bayrou had again shared its skepticism with regard to the platform for access to higher educationsaying to be « Very interrogative », in particular concerning « Early orientation » that she imposes, that he considers to be « Most of the time a social orientation ».
A position that did not seem to be to the taste of Elisabeth Borne. The minister, who defends the principle of a platform, pleads rather for « An improvement » of the latter. According to her, the professional orientation of students must not arise « When you fill your Parcoursup choices ». « You have to prepare very young, almost since kindergarten, to think about how (students) project themselves into training and a profession », advance Elisabeth Borne.
The next day, Tuesday, April 8, the Minister and her entourage denied wanting to orient the students from kindergarten: « No ! We are not going to orient the students from kindergarten ”said Elisabeth Borne on X. In her publication, the minister judged that it was necessary to ensure above all not to condition the choices of orientation of the students, especially between girls and boys. « His point amounts to saying that it is from an early age that we must ensure that we do not condition the choice of students, and that we help each student to discover their capacities, to develop their self -confidence and their taste for learning. It is rather to say that the accompaniment from an early age allows, subsequently, to have a more informed orientation ”for his part argued by those around him.
Last Tuesday, François Bayrou had regretted two -speed education with “Parents who know the card (training), the possible codes and opportunities for training, because they know in advance (…) that their children can make choices. But who in second and even in the first and in terminal, can it say that it is certain of what he wants to do later? ” he had launched. The Prime Minister also criticized a lack « Second or third chance, additional chances for those who are mature later than the others, or those who lack a walk in their school or professional career » Because of the current organization.
Elisabeth Borne also reacted to these words On the lack of second chance, assuring that he « We had to think about how we make reorientations facilitate ». Asked about the possible replacement of Parcoursup, the former Prime Minister has not completely closed the door, believing that there was only a need for a « Tool that allows us to collect the wishes of young people ».
Update : Wednesday 11:10 am, Addition of the Minister’s statements and his entourage following her visit to LCP.
