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.
