There’s something to be said for the
French educational system. The graduates
of the lycée seem knowledgeable of culture, sciences and politics and well
adapted to life.
But the educational system itself
seems pretty grueling. This past week,
on July 5, the results of the French baccalauréat (or bac) became available to
the public. Approximately 84 percent of
the 665,000 students were expected to pass the five-day exam, which ran from June
17 through June 21.
Given that the
questions are the same throughout the nation for every exam (e.g., sciences,
literature), all students take a specific portion of the exam at the same
time. Usually, each segment lasts four
hours. Students write out the responses in ink.
They come equipped with bottles of whiteout.
The bac itself is grueling—I’m not
sure I would have survived! Then, if
the exam isn’t bad enough, the results are publicized in newspapers and on the internet by
candidate’s name, date of birth and exam score.
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