Series of three articles published in Luxemburger Wort in the “Meinung& Analysen” section on November 24, 2018, December 1 and 8, 2018
Gaston Ternes
- "Sharing to educate, to teach, to learn or to lead."
Why this site?
I hesitated for a long time to propose this site devoted to teaching and learning in general, but also more particularly mathematics teaching.
As a mathematics teacher, I have always been involved in giving meaning to the content taught, in presenting its historical evolution, and in situating it in the learners' experiences. My pragmatic nature encouraged me to detect and analyze the difficulties encountered by students during mathematics lessons and, above all, to remedy them.
In my role as high school director, I was particularly interested in the way students learn, how the brain functions (neuroeducation), motivation in the school context, students' autonomy in their work, their of increased responsibility, to a school environment conducive to the construction of skills and know-how.
These in-depth studies quickly led me towards the conditions for developing a common approach within a school, a high school, aimed at the well-being, the development and the investment of the main actors, namely the students. , teachers, members of specialized teams (psychologists, social workers and educators) of the administrative and technical teams, without forgetting the essential role that parents play in supporting their child, and this in close consultation with the school.
All these subjects, concerning the development of the personality of young people and consequently the quality of all teaching, are close to my heart!
Finally, I invested myself in transposing all these subjects into institutions, companies and organizations concerned with creating a rewarding work environment for staff and a climate conducive to collaborative decision-making.
I therefore wanted to create this site with the aim of maintaining valuable contacts, making new contacts to continue the exchange and creating new projects around these subjects.
I hope that you will have pleasure in discovering on this site themes which concern you and which offer you, as a teacher, parent, young person, head of a school, an institution or simply an interested reader, some avenues for reflection. .
If you have any questions or suggestions, do not hesitate to contact me.
Gaston Ternes
(Photo: Lex Kleren)
“The foundation of pedagogy is not
giving explanations,
but to create the need for explanations.”
Louis Legrand
Pedagogue, educational thinker, professor (March 12, 1921 - October 20, 2015)
"If you give a man a fish,
you feed him for a day.
If you teach him to fish,
you nourish it for life.”
Lao Tzu
Chinese philosopher, contemporary of Confucius (6th century BC – 5th century BC)
“But what does “educate” mean?
The answer from the dictionary, Larousse or Robert, is revealing:
this verb comes from the Latin educo, educare.
And, in fact, the Latin-French dictionary consulted tells us that
educo, -are means “to feed, to instruct”.
But above all, it reveals to us another verb
of which the first person of the present tense is identical,
educo, but whose infinitive is educere;
it is no longer a question of feeding, but of e-ducere,
i.e. "drive out of",
and in particular, to drive outside oneself.”
Albert Jacquard
Eminent French scientist, geneticist (December 23, 1925 – September 11, 2013)
Various themes including:
- school systems
- the development of school quality
- the definition of the roles "teacher, student and parents"
- the autonomy of establishments
In Luxembourgish, French, German or English languages on ea:
- Teaching in the 21st century
- Managing discipline in class
- Learning conditions
- Decision-making within an institution
Create fruitful learning situations
Help the student through a rigorous and structured approach:
- understand and apply mathematics
- to master the essential skills
Books, Online Documents, Interviews, Videos
The foundation supports families of children with cancer on a daily basis. It actively supports pediatric oncology research with the aim of better treating and curing more children.
Support for primary and secondary school programs.
Development and selection of baccalaureate exams in mathematics.
Themes covered: school climate, the development of a school project, leadership, educational and administrative direction, school innovation, change management.
Dissertation on educational innovation strategies.
Boys' High School in Luxembourg, Classical High School of Echternach, Athénée de Luxembourg
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practice through solved exercises
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Luxemburger Wort, 1. July 2019
An article by Michèle Gantenbein
im Gespräch mit Gaston Ternes
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How can we develop the ability to react to a world of rapid and multiple changes?
Interview with Gaston TERNES, Principal of Pathfinder schoolLycée Aline Mayrisch LUXEMBOURG
Zu dem geplangte “Bildungsdësch” - Carte blanche of May 3, 2019
Virun de Walen vun 2018, war an de politeschen Diskussiounsronnen vill Rieds vun engem Bildungsdësch. D'Politik am Beräich Educatioun soll net länger dem Minister a sengen enkste Beroder virbehale sinn, mee d'ganz Gesellschaft matabannen. Wéi steet et elo em des Iddi? From Gaston Ternes geet drop an.
From Premièresdiplom an der Täsch, … an elo? - Carte blanche of July 8, 2019
Orders and pre-reservations by email to gaston.ternes@education.lu:
A like algebra
The high school in question(s) Reflection on the role of parents, PISA tests and Luxembourg, key skills, expert opinions (Philippe Meirieu, Jean Donnay, Andreas Schleicher, Anne-Marie Bardi, etc.)
Forthcoming:
A for Analysis, the first steps (Level 3rd – 2nd)
The essentials in mathematics and what is it for? (Level 7)
Series of three articles published in Luxemburger Wort in the “Meinung& Analysen” section on November 24, 2018, December 1 and 8, 2018
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