Tag: Ramus
When will there be a rational approach? By Franck Ramus – L’Express
Germany and the United Kingdom have just given us the example of two diametrically opposed policies regarding the regulation of drug use. The first has just legalized the consumption of…
The eternal (and vain) return of visual corrections for dyslexia, by Frank Ramus – L’Express
Dyslexia is a specific reading learning disorder that affects between 3 and 7% of children. Described for the first time in 1896 by the English pediatrician William Pringle Morgan, it…
why France is sick, by Franck Ramus – L’Express
The urban riots which periodically shake France are one of the symptoms of social segregation. The staggering inequalities in academic performance between different establishments and sectors are another, not unrelated…
How do you know who to give to? Our advice for being generous and efficient, by Franck Ramus – L’Express
We have all given a coin to a homeless person begging or to a street musician. The drivers of such action are typically: empathy for a person finding themselves in…
Children and screens: the effects are weak and difficult to detect, by Franck Ramus
Anxiety-provoking discussions about children’s exposure to screens come from two main sources: on the one hand, clinicians who see children with language delays or with various disorders, and who note…
Science knows how to correct itself, why not the media? By Frank Ramus
Contrary to what many people believe, the fact that a study reveals new data in a scientific journal does not guarantee that this result is true, nor that the theory…
Bac reform: ministries need scientific advice, by Franck Ramus
The school year that is ending has made it possible to measure the impact of the last reform of high school and the baccalaureate, launched in 2018: early final exams,…
Academic success: what to do in the face of the genetic lottery? By Frank Ramus
All the teachers have already made the observation: from the small section of kindergarten, the pupils arrive at school very unequally. Some arrive with a rich vocabulary and make elaborate…
Women remain a mystery for society (and science), by Franck Ramus
What is a woman? A person producing eggs? A person with a pair of X chromosomes, ovaries, a vulva? An individual with the mention “Sex: F” on his identity papers?…
Franck Ramus: “Sending a child to his room is neither torture nor a panacea”
Is it cruel to send your child to his room for a limited time? The so-called “time out” method – “temps-mort” in French – is controversial. Defender of positive education,…