Should we reward students to reduce absenteeism?
Assign a sum of money to enhance student attendance raises many questions. Point with Dr. Nicole Catheline, child psychiatrist and author of “The college years, the great misunderstanding”.
In the series of experiments conducted in the school, the latest proposed an experimental cons “school dropout. This project of the High Commissioner for Youth Martin Hirsh has not gone unnoticed! The object of the outcry? To fight against truancy in chains pro, it offers a reward for good conduct.
The amount is set at 2 000 per class per period of 6 weeks. A jackpot that can reach 10 000 at the end of the year. This sum is intended to fund a collaborative project, such as buying computers, a living language, driver’s license … Launched since October 5 in three professional schools of the Academy of Créteil, experience could be widespread if it proves effective.
Originally an Anglo-Saxon principle
The principle is not entirely innovative. “It builds on the experiences especially in England” Dr Nicole peak Catheline. Since 1999, youth 16 to 19 years, most disadvantaged, sign a contract called the Learning Agreement where they can receive a payment under a frame in terms of attendance and behavior. However, if the debate rages, is that attitudes are different.
Indeed, a more pragmatic Anglo-Saxon, which seeks to eradicate the symptom, namely the absence in France, we made a habit of trying to understand its causes.
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