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12/05/2008, 20:05 JSA Aude Joined on 30/06/2005 Posts 184 Re: Do your kids enjoy school? Someone please answer - the first time he has posted and would like some kind of a response - thanks.  Perhaps there may be some kind of forum whereby new 'kids on the block' can corresponde here, parents looking in? Would be interested, don't know about others?    Report

12/05/2008, 23:32 Frenchie Joined on 31/05/2007 2 Sèvres,79 Posts 3,515 Re: Do your kids enjoy school? I really enjoyed his post, and thought it was interesting because it was written from experience, but I hesitated  aswering because I am a teacher..   Happy    Report

17/05/2008, 22:34 Ginger Joined on 04/05/2008 Posts 11 Re: Do your kids enjoy school? Hello, I'm Ginger's son and I'm 13. I've been her 5 years.  Like you I keep in touch with my friends from school but I much preferred school in England than here. I only went to primary school but last time I was home, my cousin's secondary school let me go for two days. It was brilliant. The school had so many more facilities that mine does and they learn loads of different subjects that I don't do here like Metalwork, Woodwork, Domestic Science, proper IT lessons. They had interactive whiteboards and everyone has a laptop to use. My school doesn't even have working computers :(( The lessons were really interesting compared to many of mine here and the work was very different. More interesting and more challenging. I find the lessons here very, very boring.  We call it 'death by worksheet'. I can do Latin here but I hate it so I don't think of it as a plus point. I can't do Greek or Spanish as my college doesn't teach it. I was surprised you said your friends don't do Civic Education as it's part of the UK curriculum. Economics and Social Studies are available in the UK as are agricultural studies at many 6th form colleges in country areas. I completely disagree that there are more types of lessons in   France. The choice my cousin has for GCSE is huge compared to what I can do for the Brevet.    He can do all the sciences, Latin, German, French, Mathematics and Statistics, RE, Humanities, Art, Phys Ed, Drama, Business Studies, Economics, Social Studies, History, Geography, Electronics, English and PSE. He's just in a normal state school.                                                                                                         I intend to go back to university in England as I want to do Forensic Anthropology. There are brilliant BSc courses in the UK but here I'd have to go to university for about 6 years and still not be trained. When I told my teachers I want to do Forensic Anthropology, they looked at me as if I was nuts. I don't think they knew what it was. I'm pleased that you enjoy school here and hope it continues that way. It's important to be happy where you are. Good luck in the future.    Report

24/05/2008, 18:07 Catherine Joined on 25/07/2007 Posts 14 Re: Do your kids enjoy school? Stefan - have PMed you - we will also be in the Ariege!    Report

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