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Wednesday, 10 October 2007 |
Moved near Bergerac from Russia at age 11. Now lives in Paris and is studying to become an optician.
“…young people
in France don’t
realise how lucky they
are with the education
system here”
“Iwas excited at the idea of moving to France, having spent a
few weeks in the country when I was younger, but was sad
leaving my friends behind in the knowledge that I might never
see them again. I went straight into 6ème at my local school.
It was really hard at the beginning, because I couldn’t
understand anything the other kids were saying, and there were
some who made fun of me and made stupid jokes. I quickly
made friends though, who looked after me. The first few months
were difficult, but after about a year I could speak quite fluently
and understand easily. It was the time at school and with my
friends that really got me speaking the language – I had no
choice but to learn.
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Wednesday, 10 October 2007 |
Moved from London to Bazordan (65) at age 15
“ …French boys make better boyfriends…
but they can be clingy ”
“My first school was very strict. Everyone in class just
listened and worked. It was like a breath of fresh air. We
had to study hard; I’d never seen so much homework. The
teaching was very structured, nothing was allowed to go off the
guidelines – a big difference after school in London, where it
was uncivilised and disruptive, so I didn’t learn much. Here, the
education makes you think more and there are opportunities,
especially with apprenticeships.
I prefer French people, they’re very polite and have time for
you. They’re more interested in family and don’t care about
having the nicest clothes and best car. Here they like you for
who you are, not what you’ve got.
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Wednesday, 10 October 2007 |
Moved from London to Bazordan (65) at age 15
“ …French boys make better boyfriends…
but they can be clingy ”
“My first school was very strict. Everyone in class just
listened and worked. It was like a breath of fresh air. We
had to study hard; I’d never seen so much homework. The
teaching was very structured, nothing was allowed to go off the
guidelines – a big difference after school in London, where it
was uncivilised and disruptive, so I didn’t learn much. Here, the
education makes you think more and there are opportunities,
especially with apprenticeships.
I prefer French people, they’re very polite and have time for
you. They’re more interested in family and don’t care about
having the nicest clothes and best car. Here they like you for
who you are, not what you’ve got.
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Wednesday, 10 October 2007 |
Moved from Sutton Coldfield, GB, to Bonduès (59) in 2002
"…people were more ‘enclosed’ in England”
“In France the school system is very different from the
English one. Here, a lot of the classes are dictation and
certain things are learnt by heart and repeated, while in
England education is based on student participation.
I find that students react in various ways to both systems
and that neither is perfect. Studying in France, I found that
students at secondary school level were left with more
options when it came to subject selection: you could keep
on with maths, science and languages until the final years.
In England, students pick their options much earlier and
narrow their future opportunities. I think that means that in
France students have longer to get a better idea of what they
want to study and follow as a career.
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Wednesday, 10 October 2007 |
Moved from Sutton Coldfield, GB, to Bonduès (59) in 2002
"…people were more ‘enclosed’ in England”
“In France the school system is very different from the
English one. Here, a lot of the classes are dictation and
certain things are learnt by heart and repeated, while in
England education is based on student participation.
I find that students react in various ways to both systems
and that neither is perfect. Studying in France, I found that
students at secondary school level were left with more
options when it came to subject selection: you could keep
on with maths, science and languages until the final years.
In England, students pick their options much earlier and
narrow their future opportunities. I think that means that in
France students have longer to get a better idea of what they
want to study and follow as a career.
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