Mathematics is no longer compulsory from Première, and can be followed as a specialty (of which there are three in Première, two in Terminale) or with the “complementary mathematics” option in Terminale.
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“It’s a serious subject, and I’m very open to suggestions for improvement.” Invited on Sunday February 6 by the CNews channel, Jean-Michel Blanquer affirmed that it would “probably” be necessary to add mathematics to the common core of the Première and Terminale class. Objective: to ensure that “all students” have more “mathematical culture”.
The Minister of Education is however no stranger to the problem which concerns him, since he already occupied his position in 2019, the date of entry into force of the reform of the high school. Since that date, maths has been taught as a specialty, outside of the common core. They are no longer compulsory from Première, and can be followed as a specialty (of which there are three in Première, two in Terminale) or with the “complementary mathematics” option in Terminale.
However, teachers are alarmed by the drop in the number of young people in Première and Terminale taking this subject, especially among girls. “I’m not saying it’s a non-issue”, replied Jean-Michel Blanquer. “We put in the common core of Première and Terminale a two-hour scientific education” weekly. “It probably needs to evolve so that there is more mathematics within it, for the mathematical culture of all students”, he added.