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In Schools Throughout France
ThroughouttimeFrancehasalwaysbeencommonlyknownthattheFrench
Educationsystemwasoneofthebestintheworld,todayFrenchEducation
isstillseenasbeingoneofthebestintheworldandincertainfieldsof
educationitremainsaworldleader.TheSuccessionofFrenchEducation
hasoftenbeenattributedtoitbeingavailabletopeopleofallsocialclasses
aswellastherebeinganemphasizeontheimportanceofeducation.
Inaddition,Franceseducationalsystemisspysificallyknownforeducation
beingmandatoryinFrancefromtheagesof6to16,byenforcing
educationasarecquirementfromtheagesof6to16pursanemphasison
educationandsetstheexampleforstudentsthatschoolisanecessityin
ordertobesuccessful.EducationinFranceisfreeforallchildren,thisis
suuchanincrediblethingthatisdeffinatlyneedeintheU.S.,education
shouldbearightandbyallowingchildrenofallsocialandeconomic
backgroundtobeeducatedhelpsthemdeveloptheskillstheyneedin
ordertobecomeasuccessfulcontributortoFrenchsociety.French
studentshavecompletelyfreestateschooleducationasidefromthecostof
suppliesandbooksbuteventhentherearetonsofopportunitiesforfrench
studentstogetfinancialaidifneeded.Frencheducationsystemissplitinto
EcoleMaternelle26yrolds(notcompulsory),EcoleElementaires611yr
olds,Colleges1115yroldsandLycees1518yrolds.Probablythemost
creditreasonwhytheFrencheducationalsystemissosuccessfulis
becauseunlikeintheU.Sschoolisaveryserioussettingmeaningthatthey
donthavehomecomingsorplaygamesinclasstheyhaveastrict
regiment.Schooldaysoftenstartat8amandgotill5o6intheafternoon
howeverstudentsdoreceiveanhourlonglunchbreak.
APA Citation
Facts about French schools. (2013, September 8). Retrieved November 10, 2015,
from http://frenchetc.org/2013/09/08/facts-about-french-schools/
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