This Tuesday, November 12, Anne Genetet, Minister of National Education, is preparing to launch “Act II of the clash of knowledge”. A reform launched by Gabriel Attal.
Anne Genetet, the Minister of National Education, will present this Tuesday the second stage of the clash of knowledge. A reform launched by Gabriel Attal. Two months after Anne Genetet's arrival in government, the shadow of her predecessor still hangs over the ministry.
This XXL influence of Gabriel Attal is clearly felt on this new version of the clash of knowledge. The minister wishes to expand the level groups to 4th and 3rd grade classes. Anne Genetet also wants to make a promise of her predecessor a reality: the compulsory certificate to pass high school.
This continuity with the projects launched by Gabriel Attal is assumed by Anne Genetet: “We must stay the course,” repeats the Minister of Education. Faced with this observation, a teacher's union representative draws a conclusion: “Anne Genetet is a minister in the shadows, she is there to carry out Gabriel Attal's program.”
“Anne Genetet is right to choose continuity”
So, is the Ministry of Education really under supervision? The question arose as soon as Anne Genetet was appointed in September. Her name was pushed by Gabriel Attal, to whom she is close. His profile is also quite far from teachers and school programs. A doctor by training, she is a specialist in defense issues.
In the process, to compose her cabinet, the new minister chose several advisers directly from Gabriel Attal's ministerial teams. But there is no question of talking about control, explains a close friend of Gabriel Attal: “We must stop the fantasy, no one twists Anne Genetet's arm.”
A former minister in the Attal government is also annoyed: “We are often criticized for changing policy as soon as the name of the minister changes. Anne Genetet is right to choose continuity.”
