Are scientific fields still attractive? While certain school reforms and orientation choices seem to distance some students from mathematics or physics-chemistry, another dynamic is emerging in parallel: that of popularizing science on social networks.
On TikTok, YouTube or Instagram, teachers and content creators accumulate thousands – sometimes millions – of subscribers by making science more accessible, concrete and attractive. Short videos, references to pop culture, examples taken from everyday life or current events: everything is implemented by these “teacher-influencers » to capture attention and generate interest.
What if, without even realizing it, students were revising while scrolling? But in an era which prefers emotions and beliefs to scientific knowledge, can this new way of transmitting knowledge really reconcile young people with these demanding disciplines? And how can we combine these digital formats with traditional classroom teaching?
With :
• Morgan Lechatotherwise@monsieurlechat94professor of physics-chemistry and creator of scientific content.
• Estelle Dalençonalias @wonderwomatheducational engineer and creator of mathematical content.
• Idriss Mahamat Al-Habibpetroleum engineer and air navigation specialist by training. Mathematics teacher, mathematics content creator, known on TikTok asBen AcademyÂ
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En début d’émission, school around the world avec Bruno DuvalRFI correspondent in Tokyo, Japan, where a petition, which gathered tens of thousands of signatures, was delivered to the Minister of Education. The signatories are calling for an overhaul of the content of emotional and sexual education courses, which they consider lacking.
En fin d’émission, One parent, one question and the advice of psychologist Ibrahima Giroux, professor atGaston Berger University of St. Louis, Senegal. He answers Souleymane’s question in Dakar, whose 6-year-old son still doesn’t speak.
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