L’enseignant : Un modèle pour la société

Abstract

There was a time, not so long ago, when the "notables" of towns and villages, not the teachers, were the models of society. Doctors, priests, notaries and lawyers (and yes, lawyers too!) Enjoyed a certain prestige among those around them and they were expected to "give the example" of values of time. This time is now over. The "notables" of yesterday are now people who, like everyone else, work to make a living. As a rule, society no longer recognizes the prestige formerly accorded to those who practiced a "liberal profession" and no longer expects them to adopt exemplary behavior. Teacher training is a still problematic subject in the plans for the reform of education systems. The major importance of this issue is manifested in a tendency to provoke debates at the international level, which relate to the links between the qualification of teachers and the results of school 9 systems.