The document compares and contrasts the French and American school systems in 3 sentences: French schools have longer school days but fewer days in the year compared to American schools which have more days and shorter hours. Kindergarten starts at age 2-3 in France but at age 5 in the US, and the school year is a year long in the US versus 2-3 years for kindergarten in France. Grading scales also differ between the 20-point scale in France versus the 100-point scale in the US, and extracurricular activities are more limited in France compared to the US.

1. US School Life Both French School Life
kids start school at age 2 Most schools are public kindergarten starts at age
or 3 5
kindergarten was two - employed and paid by the all grades are a year long
three years long state
school year is shorter but religious schools coexist we have a longer year, and
hours are longer alongside public schools shorter hours
few options and few extra- final exam many extra curriculars
curricular activities
final exam is 6 days long elementary schools final exam is one class
period long, some are by
the state and some
teacher made
dual system 1 or 2 teachers per subject
almost free in all level require attendance college costs a couple
100,000 a year
0-20 grading scale 0-100 is our grading scale
all students study students choose their
philosophy courses but have a
standard path to graduate
France and American school systems are just as much alike as they are different.
French schools consist of longer school day hours but fewer school days, unlike America where
as we have more school days and fewer hours than the french. School begins for children at the
age of two or three, for these children they start kindergarden and attend for us to three years.
As for American we start kindergarden at the age of five, and each school year is a year long.
Grading scales and curriculums are also very much different our teachers grade on a 100 grade
point scale while French is graded on a 20 point scale. Students also are given many extra
curricular’s and a variety of courses are given while French school system are given few options
and few extra curricular activities. Although they are very much different they also share
similarities such as public schooling as well as religious schools. En classe, avoir un ou deux
enseignants et ils ont un examen final. En France, ils n'ont pas de danse ou jouer aux foot. En
classe il est important á faire un attention.
Cailee McKeown Thursday, February 17, 2011 7:27:11 PM ET 34:15:9e:1c:97:c2