High school students share their schedules on social media at the start of the school year
A Monde column devoted to the "invisible transformations" of our era examines reactions from high school students posted online when they discover their course schedules, particularly when these include free periods.
Le Monde newspaper published a column by Guillemette Faure about a phenomenon observed on social media at the start of the school year: high school students sharing their newly received schedules.
According to the column, these posts generate numerous reactions, particularly when the schedules contain "gaps"—that is, free periods between classes. These empty slots are perceived by some students as justification for skipping classes, with one student quoted in the column stating that "those with gaps are a reason for me to drop out."
Guillemette Faure's column is part of a series devoted to subtle shifts in contemporary society, as they manifest themselves notably through young people's use of social media.
Le Monde does not specify the quantitative scale of this phenomenon nor does it provide numerical data on the number of posts or students involved, with the article falling within the register of column writing and observation of social trends.
Sources
- Sur les réseaux, le partage des emplois du temps : « Ceux avec des trous, c’est un motif pour me déscolariser » — Le Monde — Une
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