THE QUESTION
.
Reading, writing, counting: this is the course set by the Minister of National Education Jean-Michel Blanquer since taking office.
In April 2018, recommendations to teachers were published to "
facilitate the learning of fundamental knowledge
".
But is this the case?
Presidential candidate Eric Zemmour said this week on BFMTV that today, "
many children, 30% I believe, enter 6th grade without knowing how to read and write
".
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During his interview, Éric Zemmour mentions “
studies
” which show that during a dictation, children making “
less than 5 mistakes
” were “
31% in 1987
”.
Today, he continues, they are “
no more than 8%
”.
Are these figures correct?
CHECK
.
In a note published in November 2016 and relating to the "
spelling performance of pupils at the end of primary school (1987-2007-2015)
", the Department of Evaluation, Forecasting and Performance (Depp), which compiles statistical data...
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