In totalitarian systems, childhood is a priority target. The ideology of the "new man" presupposes its creation from birth (and sometimes even before birth), the destruction of the family as a place of emotional security for the child, and the control of the school.

Is it still possible to educate children? We increasingly doubt it—and we also sense that this is an unprecedented catastrophe. Ariane Bilheran returns here to what constitutes the pillars of education, in other words, the fundamental criteria of a civilized society.