Symbol obliges, philosophy will open, as every year since 1970, the ball of the baccalaureate.
But in this month of June 2021, the discipline will be a bit lonely at the party.
And the celebrations will not have the flavor of previous editions.
On May 5, under pressure from high school unions threatening to take to the streets, the Minister of National Education announced a wobbly compromise: a national test held on June 17, in the name of "
the value of the diploma
", he said. , but the retention of "
the best of the two marks
", between that obtained in the examination and the continuous assessment.
"
Many students have bad grades in continuous assessment (...) It's a chance
", argued Jean-Michel Blanquer on
France 2
.
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Same argument rolled out on June 2 by the services of his ministry.
The test of philosophy, this "
proven historical tradition
", founded on "
a personal and autonomous reflection
" is "
the first experience of a long test in examination situation which prepares for the superior.
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