1. Casey Birmingham 2/8/11
Cultural Investigation
France United States
Kids start school very early. Start school at 7:30 or 8
Less days of school a week, but more 5 times a week and 7 hours a day.
hours per day.
Education is almost free at all levels. Education is not free.
The grading system is from 0-20. 20 Grading system is 0-100. 100 being the
being the best. best.
Schools do not sponsor extra-curriculum Schools sponsor extra-curriculum
activities, or hardly any. activities.
Schools in France make kids start school very early in the morning, which is
similar to schools in the U.S, but we start school a little bit later. They have less schools
days a week, but more hours per day than kids in the U.S. Education in France is
almost free at all levels, but in the U.S. college education is not free. The grading
system is from 0-20 for schools in France. Twenty being the best. The grading system
in the U.S. is 0-100. One-hundred being the best. Schools in France do not sponsor
extra-curriculum activities like schools in the U.S. do. Les éléves dans France á l’école
plusieurs heures par jour. Les éléves dans France ne vont pas á l’école le mercredi. Un
examen de maths est trés bien en France.