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“The price is secondary”: these parents who use “Parcoursup coaches” to help their children succeed

2024-01-24T06:18:56.390Z

Highlights: An increasing number of parents are offering themselves the services of liberal advisors. Xavier, a final year student at the Lycée Fénelon, in Paris, has not the tail of an idea of what he will study next school year. His brother Théophile convinced himself to study law. The government guidance platform Parcoursup is criticized for its opacity. In recent years, thousands of parents have requested services of guidance “coaches”… This article is reserved for subscribers. You have 89% left to discover. Unlock all items immediately.


DECRYPTION - Anxious to guide their children as best as possible, some parents, an increasing number of them, are offering themselves the services of liberal advisors. While guidance is a mission of educational establishments.


Xavier's problem "

is that nothing pleases him

."

Well, never for long, corrects her mother Anne V., 49 years old, interior decorator.

While the post-baccalaureate admission procedure opened on January 17 - final year students have until mid-March to express their wishes on Parcoursup - this final year student at the Lycée Fénelon, in Paris, has not the tail of an idea of ​​what he will study next school year.

He likes math, drawing, but nothing stands out.

Every time I offer him a nice path of study, he refuses.

He likes to save but it's not a job.

Or maybe a banker?...

"

At the end of January, Xavier will have an appointment with Odiep, a private Parisian coaching and academic guidance firm.

In 2020, his brother Théophile convinced himself to study law.

Her third year at the Descartes university was going “

very very

” well, Anne tried again.

The government guidance platform Parcoursup is criticized for its opacity.

In recent years, thousands of parents have requested the services of guidance “coaches”…

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