The issue of mathematics education awaits the new Minister of Education Pap Ndiaye.
For several years, the level in mathematics of French students has been falling.
The latest TIMSS ranking, an international ranking on the teaching of mathematics, places France last in Europe and 40th in OECD countries.
The high school reform is singled out, but it does not explain everything.
The poor level in mathematics observed in high school is reflected in higher education.
The new baccalaureate, but also two years linked to the Covid-19 pandemic, have accentuated the difficulties of students in engineering schools.
Another observation emerges: girls are less attracted to mathematics than boys.
In high school, but also in higher education, they desert science courses, which closes the door to jobs and valued careers.
So how can this phenomenon be explained?
Cécile Ouvrier-Buffet, professor of mathematics education, looks into this question.
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