Etiket: Baillargeon
Series – Paule Baillargeon, living and dying in another era
Taking the pretext of new appointments to the Order of Arts and Letters of Quebec, The duty invites you into the imagination of artists whose exemplary work promotes culture. “I’m…
[Entrevue] In “Le nid” by Blanche Baillargeon, a heart and melodies
There she is, close to the entrance, a barely started sandwich. A bit early, the arrival at the small bistro on rue Saint-Zotique… Too bad for the bite, must think…
[Chronique de Normand Baillargeon] General education at CEGEP threatened
A thunderclap has just sounded in education, more specifically in college education. The starting point was the request made by the Fédération étudiante collégiale du Québec (FECQ) to review this…
[Chronique de Normand Baillargeon] Avoiding the pitfalls of war propaganda
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was launched on February 24, 2022. Almost a year later, the war continues. This is a good time to teach students some tricks to navigate critically.…
[Chronique de Normand Baillargeon] What we should celebrate
The 29e edition of Teachers’ Week ends today. Its theme this year was: “Every day, we measure the importance of your role. I have tremendous admiration and appreciation for teachers…
[Chronique de Normand Baillargeon] News with Bertrand Russell
I just finished editing in French The Impact of Science on Society of my dear Bertrand Russell (1872-1970), who is for me the greatest philosopher of the XXe century. These…
[Chronique de Normand Baillargeon] Back to ECR and racism
My colleague Jean-François Lisée has just launched a small bomb in the world of education. On January 18, under the title “The boomers, these racists! », he indeed reported the…
[Chronique de Normand Baillargeon] Physical activity at school should be important
A very serious and credible research has just compared the physical condition of young people today to that of young people in 1982. The result is disturbing to say the…
[Chronique de Normand Baillargeon] Unrest at university
I am currently working on editing the lectures delivered by my dear Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) in 1950. In passing, he addresses the question of the philosophical and political conception that…
[Chronique de Normand Baillargeon] What if this year…
I think that we must, alas, resign ourselves to it: we will not go ahead this year with this new, vast and serious reflection on what we collectively think should…
[Chronique de Normand Baillargeon] A holiday gift
I recently read a few titles from a new collection of short and very didactic books for teachers (in English only… for now maybe, who knows?). One of them, Little…
[Chronique de Normand Baillargeon] Prepare for the unexpected with ChatGPT
You certainly know it: a bomb exploded this week and it had repercussions even in the world of education. I’m thinking, of course, of ChatGPT, this artificial intelligence tool from…
[Chronique de Normand Baillargeon] Blue eyes and brown eyes
We have just announced the second edition of the “For a Quebec without racism” award. This is a great opportunity to tell you about Jane Elliott’s classroom experience. It is…
[Chronique de Normand Baillargeon] An inspiring example
The Center de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys (CSSMB) in Montreal has, for the second year in a row, won the prestigious Quebec Public Administration Excellence Award, education category. What earned it…
[Chronique de Normand Baillargeon] Unpublished by Carl Sagan
I have always been a great admirer of Carl Sagan (1934-1996). He taught me a lot and I owe him a lot. Among so many other things, he introduced me…
[Chronique de Normand Baillargeon] On the research side
It has been some time since I presented to you what new research in education teaches us. We go there this time with three of my recent and instructive readings.…
[Chronique de Normand Baillargeon] Welcome aboard, Mr. Drainville
Congratulation ! So here you are Minister of Education. I am sure you will agree with me that education is one of the most essential institutions of our society and…
[Chronique de Normand Baillargeon] French at school, an obstacle course
There is a lot of talk these days, as almost always in education, about the delicate subject of evaluation. What is its legitimate place? How to proceed to do it?…
[Chronique de Normand Baillargeon] Nel Noddings on School Violence
We recently reported, with supporting figures, a significant increase in violence in our schools. The number of teachers and employees in the education network compensated following injuries attributable to this…
[Chronique de Normand Baillargeon] You will read me so much
At the beginning of each new school year, I have a tender, but also a little worried thought for the children who are about to start learning to read. Writing,…