
I don't know about you, but I'm a competitive person, and that makes me a little upset.
Is it because they have the Eiffel Tower?
No, I bet you it's because their language just sounds really cool ... and more elegant than ours.
Seriously, though.... what do they have over us?;
We are the United States of America!!!! We should be able to figure this out!!! Who knows what we need to do????
The article said something about giving the students more play time.
OK. We can do that.
It also says something about treating the teachers as professionals... like how we treat doctors or lawyers.
OK. We should be able to do that.
It even says something about how French students don't take their first "official" test ... until they're in the eighth grade!!!!
Uh, oh...NOW we're in trouble.
I'm speechless.
How can they get away with that? Don't they know about the Common Core, and all the rigorous requirements that are expected of these children?
Apparently not.
I need to talk to someone from France... immediately!!!
Problem is, I don't speak French.
I failed that test in school.
Oh well, back to the drawing board... 2nd place isn't that bad... is it?
{Blog Disclaimer: This blog was intended to be funny. I respect what France is doing in their educational system, and in no way, shape, or form disapprove of what we are doing here in the United States at this time in regards to teaching our children.
Educational policies are cyclical in nature, and it really is up to us as individual teachers to teach each day to the best of our ability... whatever the curriculum is. The reason for writing this blog was to make light of the amount of tests that are given to our students, and how much publicity it has gotten the past few months. As always, thank you for reading, and have a great day!}