Talk Morocco

“…The improvement of the curricula, the pedagogical methods, the assessment and the orientation, the rehabilitation of school, as well as the reinforcement and the updating of the teaching of languages…”  -           extract from the national chart of education
Lately, the Moroccan government has offered more importance to teaching foreign languages in [...]

New contributor Rime El Jadidi, drawing from her own experiences as a Moroccan student, shares her thoughts on how the system might be improved.

Is the education system in Morocco hindering or helping development? Is there a need for reform?

The Moroccan government has announced yet another “major reform” in the education system. Jamal says that as long as teachers like him are not consulted, such reforms are doomed to failure.

Kacem argues that education must be a space for the pupil to free his or her mind from taboos and ideas taken for granted. Students, he stresses, should be granted “intellectual immunity” and universal humanitarian principles beyond the narrow concepts of belonging.