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He doesn’t think it is fair that some kids get help from their parents at home while children who come from disadvantaged families don’t. It’s an issue that goes well beyond France, and has been part of the reason that some Americans oppose homework too.
"Education is priority,” Hollande was quoted as saying by France24.com at Paris’s Sorbonne University last week. “An education program is, by definition, a societal program. Work should be done at school, rather than at home,” as a way to ensure that students who have no help at home are not disadvantaged.
How does this "solution" address the root problem, which is obviously un-involved parents?
I like this. I hope this goes through. Then I can say Stupid french! Add to that, a country of poorly educated people are NOT gonna be very competitive for jobs. Now they're handicapped down to OUR level. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!
when i heard this i assumed it was another fabricated headline from the onion
it will be years before those grateful kids are old enough to vote for him
hell of a strategy to get ahead: do less work
.Hollande’s reform plans include increasing the number of teachers, moving the school week from four days to 4 1/2 days, overhauling the curriculum and taking steps to cut down on absenteeism
Despite the four-day school week, elementary school children in France spend more hours a year in school than many other developed countries because students are there all day, starting at 8:30 a.m. and ending at 4:30 p.m., with some kids staying even later.
French president pushing homework ban as part of ed reforms
I really don't know what to write. Is this even real? Are you freaking kidding me?
Hollande wants to punish kids for having involved parents out of "fairness"?
So is he going to ban parenting next? It's really no more absurd than banning homework.
French children are in school longer hours than most countries. Their daily school time is at minimum.. some even more.. from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm on a week day. Burnout rates are quite high according to many.. just saying. They are also looking into expanding number of days (less vacation).
On top of that the quality of teachers is extremely high, since bad teachers are actually kicked out.. I know shock horror.
The French higher education system is also extremely harsh when compared to other countries.. longer hours, more exams, higher requirements and so on.
All evidenced by the amazing accomplishments of French scientists, business people, and innovators.
LOL, please.
All evidenced by the amazing accomplishments of French scientists, business people, and innovators.
LOL, please.
What the hell does that have to do with it? I was just pointing out that on average French children are in school far longer than most other western industrialised nations.
As for your comment about the French.. typical arrogant bull**** from an American.
What the hell does that have to do with it? I was just pointing out that on average French children are in school far longer than most other western industrialised nations.
As for your comment about the French.. typical arrogant bull**** from an American.
Louis Pasteur. Marie Curie.
Granted it was long ago. Just saying they are great French scientists.
They managed to build Airbus (in cooperation with others). Sodexho food service is also a large French business.
So they have achieved in science and business. I'm not saying you're wrong about homework and Hollande, but to say there are no French accomplishments in science or business is wrong.
8-4 is about standard for school, don't know what you're really talking about there. All you have here is nothing more than your standard "I hate America!" attitude which I have yet to see you go 1 thread without indulging.
My kids go to school from 8-3:30, then it's two hours soccer practice, and 2-3 hours of homework, along with about 5+ hours of homework on the weekend along with league games and other activity.
My kids are like most kids in America. There's nothing exceptional about these French kids, other than it looks like their nights and weekends are about to be free of homework.
French children’s test scores are above the European average, but they suffer some of the longest working days on the continent, leaving school only at 5pm or 6pm.
In other words, French kids are more in school than yours.
I have gone to an American school, a British school and a Danish school. It has nothing to do with "anti-Americanism". In the American school we started at 8 and was let out at 2pm. In the British school we started 8 and were let out at 3:30 to 4. The Danish school was 8 to 3.
And in the French schools, the children start at 8:30 to 4:30 in the afternoon... like it or not that is a significant difference.
I have gone to an American school, a British school and a Danish school. It has nothing to do with "anti-Americanism". In the American school we started at 8 and was let out at 2pm. In the British school we started 8 and were let out at 3:30 to 4. The Danish school was 8 to 3.
And in the French schools, the children start at 8:30 to 4:30 in the afternoon... like it or not that is a significant difference.
No, because that's just class time. Sports, band, and other activities are after school (not including club sports). And our kids get a half hour for lunch only.
The great minds of the world are not coming out of France. And that rare innovative bird from there gets out and comes to America or elsewhere to pursue their ambitions.
That may all be true, but artificially hindering the progress of students who can and do do well is simply discrimination in its own right.French children are in school longer hours than most countries. Their daily school time is at minimum.. some even more.. from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm on a week day. Burnout rates are quite high according to many.. just saying. They are also looking into expanding number of days (less vacation).
On top of that the quality of teachers is extremely high, since bad teachers are actually kicked out.. I know shock horror.
The French higher education system is also extremely harsh when compared to other countries.. longer hours, more exams, higher requirements and so on.
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