Why French schooling is inferior to ours

Have you ever met students who are excited about learning? Most are reluctant to attend classes and complain about teachers, classmates, or the system as a whole. But everything is learned by comparison.

Editorial "Site" Today I will talk about 8 reasons. Why French students may be jealous of us. We will examine in detail all the disadvantages of school education in France and find out why it is inferior to ours.



All the facts listed in this article, the reader kindly shared with us. Her grandson is a French high school senior. He had previously been educated at home, so he really has something to compare.

In his opinion, Schools in France have many advantages.But when he tells his French friends about our system, they sigh enviously. So what are the reasons for this?

1. Duration of the school day If your child is free from school by three o’clock in the afternoon, then he is very lucky! French high school students Do not leave the school walls until 18:00. Of course, very few people succeed or want to do anything else after a long day at work.
   
   Only on Wednesday, the French Lyceum School Day ends at noon. For this reason, sports, dancing, creativity, languages, etc. can only be allowed in the late evening or on Wednesday.
   
   
   
   
   
   The last three years of high school (lyceum) students have to sleep, because The first lesson starts at 08:00. morning. In secondary school, the educational process starts at 08:30. Fortunately, elementary school children were spared, setting the beginning of the working day at 9:00.
   
   
2. Duration of lesson Remember how hard it was to do 45 minutes of class? But French students only dream of such a long class! Theirs. lessons last 55 minutesThe last 10 are considered the longest and most unbearable.
   
   In addition, they often practice paired lessons (for example, two mathematics lessons in a row), a break between which is not provided. Not surprisingly, by the end of these classes, student concentration is already zero.
   
   
   
   
   
   
3. Change French school education is famous lunchtime. In addition, there are only two changes of 10 minutes between lessons, and all the rest last only 5 minutes.
   
   This is enough time to pack up and move to another office, but students do not always have time to go to the toilet and wait there for their turn. Therefore, you often have to either wait for a big change or come to class late, explaining the reason.
   
   
   
   
   
   Also, because of such short changes, students often do not have time to switch to another subject, especially after a paired two-hour lesson. Undoubtedly, the brain of even an adult just boils from this rhythm, not to mention children. However, it should be noted that in the schedule of high school students sometimes there are “etudes”, familiar to us as “windows”. So the extra time for rest still appears.
   
   
4. School bureaucracy Of course, bureaucracy in schools is well known to our people. However, in French educational institutions, any request or explanation of the situation is mandatory. must be written in writing.
   
   For example, if you are late for class, you must go to a special school unit in order to be eligible for admission. But we understand that it would often be easy to talk to the teacher orally. At the same time, it is worth paying tribute to the discipline and order of the French, everything is on top.
   
   
   
   
   
   
5. It's impossible to skip class Unlike our students, French students do not have the tempting opportunity to skip class without anyone knowing about it. If the student is absent from the lesson (without prior approval), in real time Parents will receive a notification about it.
   
   At the same time, the school will insist on explaining the reason for the absence of their children. Until that happens, parents will receive this request over and over again. So escaping from a boring lesson by deceiving the school security will not work.
   
   
   
   
   
   
6. Dining room line Despite the giant change, the queue in the cantina (dining room) is always huge. All students have lunch at the same time, and if the lyceum is large, You can stand in line as much as 20-25 minutes. However, junior, middle and high school are completely independent organizations, and therefore we are not talking about the simultaneous lunch of children and older students.
   
   The food in the school canteens in France is very good. For our unpampered children, it could be compared to the menu of a quite decent cafe. But, as you know, you quickly get used to the good. Therefore, French schoolchildren still complain of endless queues, and then unsatisfactory roasting of beef or a limited range of desserts.
   
   
   
   
   
   
7. Final examinations in all subjects Most French high school students, perhaps, exams. The whole process is called the LHC (from the word “bachelor’s degree”). In their senior year. Deposit everything in all subjects. In addition, a year earlier they must pass the state examination in French language and literature (oral and written).
   
   Choose for yourself a couple of profile items and do not worry about the rest will not work. This is because, based on all the estimates received, the average score is calculated. It should be at least 10 out of 20 possible. Otherwise, the entire LHC will fail.
   
   
   
   
   
   
8. Sanctions for write-off French pupils do not have the opportunity to spend all their school years with their friends, as the composition of the classes is constantly reshaped. Like exams, they are used to it.
   
   What young French people are envious of is the lack of strict penalties for cheating in our students. We have a maximum of removal from the exam. In France, such behavior is fraught not only with suspension, but also protocolwhich is further considered by a strict disciplinary commission. As a result, a student can be expelled from the lyceum or even issued a non-admission to any exams, including a driver's license.
   
   
   
   
   
   

When you learn how children are educated in France, you begin to appreciate our schools more. There are advantages and disadvantages everywhere. But it is still gratifying that our "flowers of life" are not in such strict and limited conditions as French schoolchildren. How do you feel about these educational rules? Boldly share your thoughts in the comments. Good luck!