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Open Letter to the Minister of National Education
Dear Minister,
I am writing to you as a worried grandmother about the future of my granddaughter, who is currently in her final year of high school and sitting her baccalauréat this year.
Like so many other young people, she has followed her schooling diligently, with the legitimate hope of continuing her studies at a nearby IUT. She lives in Fontenay-aux-Roses and had applied to the IUT in Sceaux — a coherent, reasonable and motivated choice. Unfortunately, she was rejected, not only by this institution, but also by the other IUTs she had applied to.
Today, she is only on the waiting list in Vitry-sur-Seine, with no guarantee of a place. Like her, many young people find themselves without a concrete solution, even though they met all the requirements, worked hard and placed their hopes in the French education system.
I therefore ask you this simple but crucial question: what do we do with all these young people after the baccalauréat? Why push them to succeed, to plan ahead, to make career choices, if in the end no place is assigned to them?
The number of IUT places is notoriously insufficient to meet growing demand, and this injustice weighs heavily on entire families. Higher education should not be an obstacle course for young people already under so much pressure.
I believe this situation is profoundly unjust and, in my eyes, scandalous. I sincerely hope that this testimony will provoke a reaction and lead, in time, to a political awakening commensurate with the stakes.
While waiting for a structural and equitable reform of access to post-baccalauréat courses, I thank you for the attention you will kindly give to this letter.
Christine Langerak
Open Letter to the Minister of National Education
Dear Minister,
I am writing to you as a worried grandmother about the future of my granddaughter, who is currently in her final year of high school and sitting her baccalauréat this year.
Like so many other young people, she has followed her schooling diligently, with the legitimate hope of continuing her studies at a nearby IUT. She lives in Fontenay-aux-Roses and had applied to the IUT in Sceaux — a coherent, reasonable and motivated choice. Unfortunately, she was rejected, not only by this institution, but also by the other IUTs she had applied to.
Today, she is only on the waiting list in Vitry-sur-Seine, with no guarantee of a place. Like her, many young people find themselves without a concrete solution, even though they met all the requirements, worked hard and placed their hopes in the French education system.
I therefore ask you this simple but crucial question: what do we do with all these young people after the baccalauréat? Why push them to succeed, to plan ahead, to make career choices, if in the end no place is assigned to them?
The number of IUT places is notoriously insufficient to meet growing demand, and this injustice weighs heavily on entire families. Higher education should not be an obstacle course for young people already under so much pressure.
I believe this situation is profoundly unjust and, in my eyes, scandalous. I sincerely hope that this testimony will provoke a reaction and lead, in time, to a political awakening commensurate with the stakes.
While waiting for a structural and equitable reform of access to post-baccalauréat courses, I thank you for the attention you will kindly give to this letter.
Christine Langerak
Open Letter to the Minister of National Education
Dear Minister,
I am writing to you as a worried grandmother about the future of my granddaughter, who is currently in her final year of high school and sitting her baccalauréat this year.
Like so many other young people, she has followed her schooling diligently, with the legitimate hope of continuing her studies at a nearby IUT. She lives in Fontenay-aux-Roses and had applied to the IUT in Sceaux — a coherent, reasonable and motivated choice. Unfortunately, she was rejected, not only by this institution, but also by the other IUTs she had applied to.
Today, she is only on the waiting list in Vitry-sur-Seine, with no guarantee of a place. Like her, many young people find themselves without a concrete solution, even though they met all the requirements, worked hard and placed their hopes in the French education system.
I therefore ask you this simple but crucial question: what do we do with all these young people after the baccalauréat? Why push them to succeed, to plan ahead, to make career choices, if in the end no place is assigned to them?
The number of IUT places is notoriously insufficient to meet growing demand, and this injustice weighs heavily on entire families. Higher education should not be an obstacle course for young people already under so much pressure.
I believe this situation is profoundly unjust and, in my eyes, scandalous. I sincerely hope that this testimony will provoke a reaction and lead, in time, to a political awakening commensurate with the stakes.
While waiting for a structural and equitable reform of access to post-baccalauréat courses, I thank you for the attention you will kindly give to this letter.
Christine Langerak
