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Ranking of the best middle and high schools: “The indicator is a little distorted”, points out Alice Rivière, spokesperson for the FSPE93
Ranking of the best middle and high schools: “The indicator is a little distorted”, points out Alice Rivière, spokesperson for the FSPE93
(FRANCEINFO)
Do the rankings of French middle and high schools, such as the one revealed by Le Figaro Étudiant on Wednesday March 20, serve education for all? The guests of 19/20 infos debate it.
What is the purpose of the ranking of public and private middle and high schools? To discuss it in the 19/20 info of Wednesday March 20, Sophie de Tarlé, editor-in-chief of Le Figaro Étudiant, who published a list of ten establishments, justifies the existence of these rankings: “We make rankings to inform families, to tell them what results were obtained last year“, in the establishments mentioned, she explains.
On the same stage, Alice Rivière, parent of a student and spokesperson for the FSPE93 (Federation of Parent Student Councils of Seine Saint Denis), would like to point out that some of “these establishments choose their students”, particularly in the private sector, and that the “indicator is a little distorted. “What really matters is how we lead all students to success.“, she adds.
“It is interesting to objectify the indicators”
Nicolas Bray, principal of the Fénelon high school in Paris (6th in the ranking), believes that “it is interesting to objectify the indicators” with which they are made. “The concern is to see how we can, with our teams, help the students progress. he admits, echoing Alice Rivière’s comments on public schools.
