en) France, Alternative Libertaire AL - May 2000, Fuse
change in government: After the brute, the sly (fr, it, pt) [machine
translation]
If Allegre had been placed by Jospin as Minister of Education, it was for applying liberal
reforms (restricted budgets and increase social and regional inequalities). But the
excesses of brutality minister unleashed the anger of staff and students. Once the grease
fat, up to Jack Lang, white teeth, rhinestones and glitter... and implementation of
reforms themselves! ---- The massacre continues (but silently)! ---- Allegre reform the
general high schools did not help the quality of public education: always overcrowded
classes, programs still not properly refitted but increasingly devalued tray. Now is the
vocational schools that addresses: degradation of the value of BEP and pro bins,
inadequate teachers, all under the guise of the sacrosanct "link school / business".
Breaking Public Education to save (actually to alleviate taxes for the rich), the State
made the game of private education. The Jospin government, as recommended by the European
Commission wants to create a market of education. Because there is money to be made in
this sector. Many are willing to pay dearly for their children to receive a good
education, and some private groups are already rubbing their hands.
As for the content of education, recall the reactionary sympathies of the government: it
has continued to reduce teaching positions, but wants to create a religion professor
degree in Alsace and Moselle. And why not an astrology degree?
Not to flicage high schools!
Obviously, when you apply a policy which exacerbates social inequality, we should expect
revolts. And as it is incapable of remedy because it manages capitalism, the PS chose the
police system. During the Republican moral uplifting ("Certainly the system teaches
violence, but for you, you have to be wise! Surely in that company the power is reserved
to a financial elite, but you have to vote, it is good for the moral, etc. ").
And the police presence in the vicinity of schools and colleges... Will they have the
right to intervene in the establishment with their gun? Are 30% of policemen who declare
themselves supporters of the extreme right (IFOP poll) will have the right to perform
their traditional racial profiling?
Organize the response
It hurts the heart to say it, but faced with these barbarians living, slogans like
"freedom and equality" are really subversive. We do not want phony moral course of cops at
the entrance to high schools or private schools nor education for bosses nor work to the
eye in internships! We want a rewarding education, a real training for a real job, and
this right should apply to everyone, regardless of financial means!
Clash No. 9 (May 2000)
To download
http://www.alternativelibertaire.org/IMG/pdf/Clash_no9_contre_Jack_Lang.pdf
http://www.alternativelibertaire.org/?Changement-de-fusible-au
