The "maths and girls" plan presented by Elisabeth Borne facing several limits

According to mathematician Olga Paris-Romaskevich, the plan presented by Elisabeth Borne to stop girls from dropping out in mathematics marks a step forward on the issue of gender but ignores other discriminations.

In particular, the Minister of National Education plans to create "specialised math and science classes in 4th and 3rd grade" to encourage girls to turn to these subjects.

TRIBUNE. The Minister of National Education and Higher Education, Élisabeth Borne, has just launched a "Daughters and Maths" plan. The teacher and communicator of IREF, Lisa Hirsig*, denounces the desire to impose a quota policy to the detriment of merit.

Education Minister Élisabeth Borne announced this Wednesday a plan to combat the lack of women in science. A long-standing problem, from school onwards, which has improved little so far.

Scheduled classes arranged in 4th and 3rd in mathematics and science The significant announcement of this plan is that of the creation of timetabled classes arranged in mathematics and science. Everyone can feel a feeling of improvisation, as in December 2023 when Gabriel Attal announced what was not yet called the early test of mathematical culture in the First. At the time were alternately evoked a "early test of mathematics" and a "early test…

The Ministry of National Education has prepared draft changes to physical education classes. Students who do not want to or cannot practice in PE classes can instead, for example, do step exercises. - If someone has not been to maths, they catch up. If someone has not been to PE, they think they have finished the subject. It should not be like that - explains Minister Barbara Nowacka.