Baccalaureate 2024. Cherbourg: what did the high school students think of the philosophy test?

It is 10:30 a.m. when the first students come out of high school Victor-Grignard in Cherbourg (Manche). They had been leaning since 8 o’clock this Tuesday June 18, 2024on the philosophy test of baccalaureate 2024.

A symbolic test and at big coefficientin which 392,145 students from general terminal and 151,224 students technological terminal.

Weil, Plato and political questions

THE high school students had the choice between three subjects : two dissertationsand one text commentary . Among them, The working condition by Simone Weil for the general sector or even Laws by Plato for the technological sector.

“I immediately chose text commentary,” confides one of the students, then adds:

When I saw the essay topics, I immediately changed my mind.

A choice shared by his comrades, many of whom claim to have turned to commentary.

For a student who left after 2 hours 45 minutes, the test was well done“It took me a while to get started, but once I got into it it was fine,” she explains.

Happiness, time and trust

Like her, Jocelyn is happy with her test . “Frankly, it went well,” he confides.

With his friend, he discusses his choice of problematic“I did five pages, so I think I was inspired. I talked about happiness, time and trust,” explains the student.

Specialty events on June 19

Further on, a small group discusses one of the dissertation topics: “Does the state owe us anything? ».

A problem that is being talked about at the release of the exam like this young girl who found the subject “very hard” or this student who explains having made a “definition of the State” in his introduction.

Varied opinions for these students who will have to work on specialty tests . Some people are already thinking about it.

I’m taking my specialty test tomorrow (Wednesday June 19, Editor’s note), so I’m a little stressed.

Both specialty testswill take place from June 19 to June 21 and the great oralwill take place from next week.

Morgane JUVANY

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