Pythagoras, carpentry... When School Dropouts Train for Ecological Careers

A network of schools trains young people who have dropped out of school in careers related to the ecological transition. A popular program that is suffering from a drop in funding due to austerity policies. Montpellier (Hérault), report Ear muffs screwed onto his ears, Silas delicately planes a board. Neither the screech of the saw nor the surrounding hammer blows seem to distract him. In the workshop bustling with activity, the 20-year-old "fee…