is a French philosopher who teaches in high school and college, and the founder of several Montessori schools. She regularly speaks on French radio stations France Inter and RTL, as well as on the podcast she started in 2020, “Philosophy is sexy”. She's also the author of When You Kant Figure It Out, Ask a Philosopher: Timeless Wisdom for Modern Dilemmas (Little, Brown Spark, 2019).
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For the following youngsters, aged 20 to 23, the pandemic has posed a range of professional difficulties. How has this multifaceted crisis affected their ambition? Were they ever forced to give up, adapt, or did it only strengthen their resolve... Philosopher Marie Robert reacts to their stories. Here, Laurie explains how she was prompted to return to her first vocation: to become a nurse.
Find the other testimonies and Marie Robert’s thoughts here:
➤ Paméla, 22, business student.
➤ Mathias, 20, wildlife protection student.
➤ Gaëlle, 23, graphic designer.
➤ Justine, 21, social and economic administration student.
Testimony collected by Tom Jacques
Commentary collected by Anne-Sophie Moreau
Laurie, 22, nursing student:
“This crisis brought me back to what's essential”
“I obtained a bac ST2S [a secondary education qualification in social science and healthcare] at the age of 18. Then I started nursing school. I completed three semesters, before realising that I wasn't so sure I wanted to continue... I was namely afraid of the responsibilities that come with this job.
So I changed paths, and started a course in “negotiation and digitisation of customer service”. I did my apprenticeship in a company selling granite, in Alsace. The course was going well, but I was afraid I might get bored. I was also struggling with the day-time schedule, and sometimes felt like I wasn't really myself when selling products or services.
I was ready to carry on and get my degree when the Covid crisis began. When the lockdown was announced, I wanted to be on the ground, so I used the care worker status obtained in my first year of nursing sc
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