On Monday, the government presented high school students with a solution under consideration: merging the grades from the first two terms into one semester.
More than a month and a half after the start of the high school student movement, the end of the first term is approaching. Students and teachers are worried about the consequences for grades.
Continuous assessment is crucial for the baccalaureate and for Parcoursup. How averages are calculated, with very few assessments, is becoming an equity issue.
Teachers are trying to establish an average from very few grades. Each school is improvising on its own, according to France Info.
Students and teachers fear inequalities. Results may vary depending on the high school attended and on the solutions adopted locally.
This option has not yet been decided. It is not among the options the ministry is already ruling out.
The minister announced catch-up classes this week. They rely solely on teachers volunteering.
The gap highlighted is twofold. Catch-up depends on teachers volunteering, and paid classes remain accessible only to certain families during the spring break.
Within the teaching profession, many are calling for an adjustment of the exams. They propose removing a chapter from the curricula or reducing the number of texts to prepare for the French oral exam.
Pending a decision, the end of the term is drawing near. Averages are being built with few grades, while mock baccalaureate exams, comments and continuous assessment continue to count for the baccalaureate and for Parcoursup.