the government wants to make it easier to repeat grades in primary school

Repeat a year to make up for gaps in mathematics or French. This is what the government wants to facilitate from the primary. The Minister of National Education, Gabriel Attal, announced it on Tuesday, December 5. From now on, it is the teachers who will have the last word and no longer the parents. This news is rather well received. Nowadays, grade repetition has become exceptional. The number of students who repeated a year in CM2 fell from 33% in 1987 to 4% in 2021.

Teachers do not see this favorably

In the majority of the educational profession, teachers do not see the repetition of a year good eye. “In the very short term, this can be beneficial to the student because he will review concepts but in the long term, there is a loss of motivation, a drop in self-esteem”, comments a school teacher. Refresher courses will be offered to students in difficulty during the holidays from the next school year.