French+Education~Megan

Numbers
 * A quarter of the French population is enrolled in their schools. (15 million students)
 * 26 million people are a part of the work force.
 * < 2 million people are unemployed ( an unemployment rate of just below 9%)

Ages
 * School starts at age 2 for 52% of students
 * By age 3 almost all students are in school.
 * School is required until age 16

Payment
 * The state pays for the teachers for all public schooling
 * 85% of the schools are public
 * church and state were separated in 1905 creating the private schools, which still receive some state funding.
 * School is almost free to the students

Education Levels 
 * Kindergarten for them is **Ecole Maternelle** and contains ages 2-6
 * Grade school is ages 6-11**Ecole primaire**, or **Ecole élémentaire**
 * **Collège, middle school, is ages 11-15 **
 * **Lycée-**high school, main purpose is to prepare for  //**baccalauréat** or bac exam which is normally taken at age 18 //

 
 * 1) **lycée général-** general high school for students
 * 2) **lycée technique-** technical school, some towns do not have them, focus on certain technical field
 * // baccalauréat //**


 * unitary exam 2 options completely pass or fail- cannot pass one subject fail another
 * based on total weighted score
 * based on 20 point scale
 * 10 and up pass
 * just below 10 some get passed by the board
 * 8-10 will often retake in the following weeks as an oral test
 * below 8 must repeat the previous year of schooling and try again next year
 * given in literary studies, economic and social studies, or sciences which students specialized in that year

Grading Alexa's epic input 1. How does religion effect their teaching methods? Since the French are predominately Catholics, religion effects French teaching methods when the schools are divided by religions. Private schools are mainly religious.
 * Absolute grading system- they don't grade on a curve.
 * 0-20 point system
 * typically schools have an average below 10
 * 15 is a gifted student
 * a 12 would be top 10-15% of class
 * a 20 is never given
 * 17-20 is very rare
 * 7 and below are failing
 * 8 or 9 is ok
 * anything above 10 is outstanding

2. What percentage of people receive higher education than high school? 2.267 million people are enrolled in higher education in France.

3. Does the government influence curriculum standards? Yes, they determine what levels of mathematics, science, and technology conent should be taught.

4. What type of curriculum does these schools have? France has a national curriculum.

5. Do the French use Praxis? Yes! [][][][][]

What years of age is school required? 6-16 years How many students attend school? Around 13 million How many students do not go to college? Around 300,000 students go directly into the workforce. Are private schools and public schools closely related? The private schools have direct contracts with the state. What is the baccalauréat exam? A university entrance exam.

Sara's Stuff @http://www.ft.com/dkreports/france3 5. What is the percentate4 of students who attend college? @http://www.movoto.com/real-estate/homes-for-sale/CA/French-Camp/10556-S-Priest-Rd-102_90007599.htm Literacy (aged 15 years and over)
 * 1) What is the high school graduation rate?
 * 64 percent
 * 1) What is the average passing rate from the baccalaureat?
 * 80 percent
 * 1) Are there required classes?
 * Similar to American schools (reading, writing, mathematics, ect)
 * 1) Are there a large number of private schools?
 * 20 percent of the schools in France are private schools
 * 30 percent

//Source: The Central Intelligence Agency (2002) The World Fact Book// @http://positivelyglobal.org/background_research4.html
 * || United Kingdom || Nicaragua || Senegal || South Africa || France || Germany || USA ||
 * Total population (%) || 99 || 68.2 || 39.1 || 85 || 99 || 99 || 97 ||
 * Male (%) || 99 || 67.1 || 51.1 || 86 || 99 || 99 || 97 ||
 * Female (%) || 99 || 70.5 || 28.9 || 85 || 99 || 99 || 97 ||

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pictures from alysha!

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Typical French classroom(Alysha) t []

chart to show graduation rates in France :) (Alysha)



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Pictures: Courtney The French School System

Religion being taught in France