Jean Rakovitchholds a doctorate in education sciences. He taught literature in high schools located in priority education zones, and pedagogy at University Lumière Lyon 2. His thesis work was awarded the Louis Cros Prize by the Academy of Moral and Political Sciences. Today, he runs the École du Domaine du Possible, an innovative school founded by Françoise Nyssen and Jean-Paul Capitani, which offers a holistic pedagogy focused on the study of life.