Erwan Le Noan
Voici le texte de ma chronique hebdo : Éducation (dé)connectée : pendant que les autres innovent, la France continue de s’enfoncer dans l’archaïsme
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D’après cette carte, publiée par Business Insider il y a quelques semaines, c’est Washington DC, qui arrive en tête avec plus de 50% d’habitants diplômés du supérieur (four year degree), devant le Massachussetts (39% environ), le Colorado (36%), le Maryland (36%) et le Connecticut (un peu moins de 36%). Ce qui correspond à peu près, comme le montre la seconde carte, aux Etats où les habitants sont les mieux payés.
Voici le texte de ma chronique hebdomadaire : Les MOOCS, la concurrence et les universités françaises
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Dans le Financial Times ce matin, on peut lire un article sur « Britain’s relentless school reformer » qui fait le bilan de la politique éducative du Gouvernement Cameron, menée par Michael Gove.
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Voici le texte de ma chronique : Education nationale : ce qu’il faudrait faire pour que le numérique ne soit plus un simple gadget
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D’après une étude récente publiée par le NBER, signalée par James Pethokoukis, les Etats-Unis sont l’économie qui récompense le plus le talent, mesuré non uniquement sur la base des années d’études mais en prenant en compte des aptitudes diverses (literacy, numeracy, and problem-solving skills). La France se situe en dessous de la moyenne de l’étude …
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Bloomberg a publié un article, marrant, qui montrent les principaux résultats qui apparaissent quand on tape le nom des Etats américains sur google (et que la fonction de recherche automatique fonctionne). Plutôt marrant :
Alabama:
Is Alabama racist?
Is Alabama playing today? [The university is better known than the state.]
Is Alabama a good school?
Is Alabama a community property state?
Alaska:
Is Alaska a state?
Is Alaska an island? [No.]
Is Alaska a good place to live?
Is Alaska connected to Canada? [Yes.]
Arizona:
Is Arizona bad for you?
Is Arizona iced tea gluten free?
Is Arizona a good place to live?
Is Arizona iced tea healthy?
Arkansas:
Is Arkansas a state?
Is Arkansas a southern state?
Is Arkansas an open carry state? [Gun owners want to know.]
Is Arkansas a dry state?
California
Is California a city? [Umm … no.]
Is California a good place to live?
Is California a right to work state?
Is California an at will state?
Colorado
Is Colorado cold?
Is Colorado a community property state?
Is Colorado red or blue?
Is Colorado in the Midwest? [Not when we last checked.]
ecticut
Is Connecticut a state?
Is Connecticut a good place to live?
Is Connecticut an open carry state?
Is Connecticut a no fault state?
Delaware
Is Delaware a state?
Is Delaware a good place to live?
Is Delaware a commonwealth?
Is Delaware a party school?
Florida
Is Florida a good place to live?
Is Florida sinking? [No. Not all of it, anyway.]
Is Florida a community property state?
Is Florida a country?
Georgia
Is Georgia a country? [Actually, yes.]
Is Georgia a good place to live?
Is Georgia a community property state?
Is Georgia a right to work state?
Hawaii
Is Hawaii a state?
Is Hawaii expensive?
Is Hawaii humid?
Is Hawaiian a language?
Idaho
Is Idaho a community property state?
Is Idaho a racist state?
Is Idaho a state?
Is Idaho racist? [Idaho, you seem to have an image problem.]
Illinois
Is Illinois a community property state?
Is Illinois in the Midwest?
Is Illinois in Chicago? [Only part of Illinois is in Chicago.]
Is Illinois a no fault state?
Indiana
Is Indiana a state?
Is Indiana in the Midwest?
Is Indianapolis Central Time?
Is Indiana on Eastern Time?
Iowa
Is Iowa a right to work state?
Is Iowa a good place to live?
Is Iowa a red state?
Is Iowa a state?
Kansas
Is Kansas a state?
Is Kansas City in Missouri?
Is Kansas City in Kansas?
Is Kansas City in two states? [Bingo.]
Kentucky
Is Kentucky a good place to live?
Is Kentucky a state?
Is Kentucky in the South?
Is Kentucky southern?
Louisiana
Is Louisiana a state?
Is Louisiana a community property state? [Good to find out before you divorce.]
Is Louisiana a right to work state?
Is Louisiana a good state to live in?
Maine
Is Maine a state?
Is Maine a Republican state?
Is Maine a cheap place to live?
Is Maine part of New England?
Maryland
Is Maryland a state?
Is Maryland a southern state?
Is Maryland in the South?
Is Maryland a middle colony? [Sounds like a homework question.]
Massachusetts
Is Massachusetts a state?
Is Massachusetts health care working? [Finally a smart question.]
Is Massachusetts in Boston? [Less smart.]
Is Massachusetts a right to work state?
Michigan
Is Michigan a state?
Is Michigan rolling admission? [The university, presumably, not the border crossings.]
Is Michigan in the Midwest?
Is Michigan a right to work state?
Minnesota
Is Minnesota a state? [YES. Stop asking!]
Is Minnesota a right to work state?
Is Minnesota cold?
Is MinnesotaBurns in Optic? [Screen name of Internet troll. Don’t ask.]
Mississippi
Is Mississippi a state?
Is Mississippi State a good school?
Is Mississippi a community property state?
Is Mississippi an open carry state?
Missouri
Is Missouri a good place to live?
Is Missouri a right to work state? [Non-union employers want to know.]
Is Missouri in the South?
Is Missouri a community property state?
Montana
Is Montana a state?
Is Montana a good place to live?
Is Montana a right to work state?
Is Montana a good state to live in?
Nebraska
Is Nebraska football on TV? [Go, Huskers!]
Is Nebraska cold?
Is Nebraska a red state?
Is Nebraska a state?
Nevada
Is Nevada exempt from Obamacare?
Is Nevada a state?
Is Nevada a community property state?
Is Nevada a good place to live?
New Hampshire
Is New Hampshire a good state to retire to?
Is New Hampshire a dry state?
Is New Hampshire a red state?
Is New Hampshire the Granite State?
New Jersey
Is New Jersey a peninsula? [You must be thinking of Florida.]
Is New Jersey a state?
Is New Jersey a no fault state?
Is New Jersey a right to work state?
New Mexico
Is New Mexico a state?
Is New Mexico in Mexico? [Not any more.]
Is New Mexico a community property state?
Is New Mexico in the U.S.A.?
New York
Is New York a state? [No. It’s a state of mind.]
Is New York Eastern Time?
Is New York a community property state?
Is New York a right to work state?
North Carolina
Is North Carolina a good place to live?
Is North Carolina a red state?
Is North Carolina a community property state?
Is North Carolina a dry state? [“Dry” as in: “Can I buy a drink there?”]
North Dakota
Is North Dakota cold?
Is North Dakota a nice place to live?
Is North Dakota real? [This turns out to be an actual issue.]
Is North Dakota State Division 1?
Ohio
Is Ohio in the Midwest?
Is Ohio a state?
Is Ohio Central Time?
Is Ohio a good place to live?
Oklahoma
Is Oklahoma in the Midwest?
Is Oklahoma a southern state? [People, not everything is South or Midwest.]
Is Oklahoma a state?
Is Oklahoma a right to work state?
Oregon
Is Oregon a state?
Is Oregon a right to work state?
Is Oregon bowl-eligible?
Is Oregon better than Alabama? [Our first argument starter.]
Pennsylvania
Is Pennsylvania a state?
Is Pennsylvania a good place to live?
Is Pennsylvania a right to work state?
Is Pennsylvania a commonwealth? [What? No one wants to know if it’s in Philadelphia?]
Rhode Island
Is Rhode Island an island?
Is Rhode Island a state?
Is Rhode Island an actual island? [This is what maps are for, folks.]
Is Rhode Island a middle colony?
South Carolina
Is South Carolina a community property state?
Is South Carolina a right to work state?
Is South Carolina racist?
Is South Carolina an open carry state?
South Dakota
Is South Dakota a state?
Is South Dakota a community property state?
Is South Dakota a good place to live?
Is South Dakota Mountain Time?
Tennessee
Is Tennessee a state?
Is Tennessee a right to work state?
Is Tennessee a dry state?
Is Tennessee a red state?
Texas
Is Texas a good place to live?
Is Texas a community property state?
Is Texas a state?
Is Texas an open carry state?
Utah
Is Utah a dry state?
Is Utah a red state?
Is Utah a state?
Is Utah Lake salty? [That would be Great Salt Lake. And yes.]
Vermont
Is Vermont a state?
Is Vermont racist?
Is Vermont a good place to retire?
Is Vermont a good state to live in?
Virginia
Is Virginia a good place to live?
Is Virginia a commonwealth?
Is Virginia creeper poisonous?
Is Virginia a good place to live? [Except for the Virginia creeper.]
Washington
Is Washington, D.C., a state?
Is Washington Heights safe?
Is Washington, D.C., a city?
Is Washington, D.C., in Maryland? [Ouch. The only state with no questions about the state.]
West Virginia
Is West Virginia a state?
Is West Virginia racist?
Is West Virginia University racist?
Is West Virginia University a good school?
Wisconsin
Is Wisconsin a state?
Is Wisconsin a right to work state?
Is Wisconsin in the Midwest?
Is Wisconsin a community property state?
Wyoming
Is Wyoming in the Midwest?
Is Wyoming cold?
Is Wyoming an open carry state?
Is Wyoming a state?
Les profs et l’entreprise, ce sont deux mondes qui s’ignorent. Deux mondes antagonistes et hostiles aussi. Un nouveau sondage, publié hier et repris dans la presse, vient le montrer encore. L’attitude des enseignants est cependant plus modérée qu’on avait pu le croire (ou qu’elle était par le passé) : ils sont prêts à aller voir la jungle.
Voici le texte de mes réponses à Atlantico : Rythmes scolaires : histoire d’un cafouillage
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J’ai répondu aux questions d’Atlantico sur le sujet : Le numérique rend-il vraiment le savoir accessible à tous ?
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Récemment, un long article du Telegraph s’intéressait à l’exode (l’exil) des Français, poussés dehors par la fiscalité du Gouvernement de François Hollande (accélération drastique et sévère des tendances de ses prédécesseurs). Le journal explique que cette dynamique fiscale néfaste explique aussi pourquoi les universités françaises se mettent à donner des cours en anglais.
En 2005, Katrina ravageait la Nouvelle Orléans et faisait près de 1800 morts. Il a fallu tout reconstruire… notamment le système scolaire qui a subi une transformation radicale, rapportait le Wall Street Journal le 30 septembre dernier dans un long reportage.
Ce n’est pas une nouvelle, les origines sociales influencent fortement les parcours scolaires – je l’avais montré dans ce rapport pour l’Institut Thomas More. Une étude de l’INSEE vient le confirmer à nouveau.
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Pour la première fois depuis 2006, le nombre d’étudiants a baissé aux Etats-Unis en 2012, de 500 000 environ, pour parvenir à un total de 19,9 millions. Cette baisse est le fait des étudiants de plus de 25 ans (- 419 000). A l’inverse, le nombre d’étudiants hispaniques est à son plus haut
Je réponds aux questions d’Atlantico : Google est-il le professeur du futur ?
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D’après HSBC, repris par Business Insider, il s’agit de l’Australie, des Etats-Unis et du Royaume-Uni…
Je réponds aux questions d’Atlantico : Les fonctionnaires à temps plein privés d’auto-entrepreneuriat : une bien mauvaise méthode si l’objectif est de contrôler leur temps de travail ?
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