"This was and was not, have a good trip, goldfinch..." The velvety tone of the language spreads soundlessly throughout the classroom. The children's ears open, ready to receive the melody. They are the teacher-grandmothers who revive stories, a project by Rosa Sensat promoted by retired teachers, who travel throughout Catalonia explaining stories, myths, and legends in schools. A magnificent group, made up of dales, speakers of ancestral voices who defend the bare bones of orality. They don't use those modern-day rampoines called that: supports. They don't use text or illustrations, and needless to say, screens. Just voice and gesture. The narration, then, becomes fluid and full of cadences. The power of the language alone is felt, filled with couplets and tongue twisters. The oral transmission of myths and stories connects children to our tradition and brings them into contact with an exceptionally beautiful Catalan language, which these teacher-grandmothers know inside and out.

This Tuesday, the results of the Catalan oral tests administered by the Education Ministry to all schools and secondary schools in the country were made public. These findings show that, according to the criteria of the Education Evaluation and Prospective Agency, 40% of students have a notable level. The data also demonstrate how There are many more failures in Catalan than in Spanish. (despite not reaching 5%) and how the proportion of excellent grades among 6th grade primary and 4th year secondary school students is higher in Spanish tests than in Catalan tests.