“Minute of silence, exchange or even educational sequence.” Schools are invited by the Ministry of Education to pay tribute on Friday October 14 or Monday October 17 to history and geography teacher Samuel Paty, two years after his assassination for showing caricatures of Muhammad in class.
The beheading of Samuel Paty, 47, on October 16, 2020, had aroused considerable emotion. The professor, who worked in a college in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine (Yvelines), had been murdered by Abdoullakh Anzorov, 18, who accused him of having shown caricatures of Muhammad to his students.
“Each school and each educational establishment will be able to organize a tribute to Samuel Paty on Friday October 14 or Monday October 17. This time may take different forms (minute of silence, discussion, educational sequence) the content of which will be left to the choice of the teams in depending on their respective situation.is it written on the Eduscol site, which provides educational content for teachers. “According to the appreciation of the teachers, the tribute to Samuel Paty can be the occasion for a time of reflection, exchanges or productions with the students”, he adds. That “can, for example, relate from cycle 3, to the construction of critical thinking, or to the profession of teacher, its role and its legitimacy”continues the site.
This tribute time “is an opportunity to raise awareness of what critical thinking is, the importance of the scientific approach, based on facts and their observation. The confrontation of facts, representations and ideas makes it possible to forge a informed opinion on the most sensitive subjects”says Eduscol, inviting teachers to build on what was done last year.
“Documents (poems, speeches, literature, texts of reflection and iconographic documents) accompanied by avenues of analysis and proposals for activities related to freedom of expression, the values of the Republic and the role of the School can also serve as supports for this time of reflection”adds Eduscol.