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French Schools to Use Netflix Series ‘Adolescence’ as Teaching Tool

It provides structured classroom discussions to help students critically assess online misogynistic content.

Élisabeth Borne a annoncé que Netflix a ouvert les droits de la série pour que l’Éducation nationale puisse proposer cinq séquences à visionner en classe.
Elisabeth Borne, ministre de l'Éducation nationale, propose de diffuser des passages de la mini-série "Adolescence" dans les classes. 
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Overview

  • Élisabeth Borne announced that Netflix has opened the rights for five classroom sequences of the series starting in fourth grade.
  • The Education Ministry will supply pedagogical materials to guide teachers and facilitate student debates on the show's themes.
  • Adolescence depicts the aftermath of a 13-year-old’s arrest for attacking a classmate, illustrating how masculinist ideologies on social media can shape youth violence.
  • The UK government began screening the series in secondary schools in March to foster discussions on misogyny and prevent online radicalization.
  • The ministry is also updating its guidance for school leaders and teachers to address emerging forms of anti-Semitism after antisemitic tags were found at a primary school in Le Havre.