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secondaire était uniquement à l’usage des enfants des élites, pour les préparer à devenir les futures élites de la nation. À ce temps, on considérait trois étapes: l’école primaire, l’enseignement secondaire, qui était d’ailleurs dispensé dans les public schools, et qui tenait le rôle clé, et les universités. Pour elles, le XIX siècle était une période d’essor incontestable, mais aussi de renouvellement et d’adaptation. Cela s‘est caractérisé d’une part par un élargissement de l’offre, en conséquence

A) State schooling in Britain today. State schools are free and have to follow a National Curriculum (programme obligatoire), with obligatory and optional subjects. We can distinguish: - Comprehensive schools which are co-educational (boys and girls together) and open to pupils of all abilities, who are often streamed (répartis par niveaux) depending on their level. - Grammar schools which are often more academically-oriented. Unlike France, the educational system in Britain

hill, and the main road through the hill is a normal public highway and indeed a bus route. The school is made up of some 400 acres (160ha) of playing fields, tennis courts, golf course, woodland and gardens. Harrow mottoe is : Latin : Stet Fortuna Domus ("Let the Fortune of the House Stand") & Donorum Dei Dispensatio Fidelis ("The Faithful Dispensation of the Gifts of God"). Harrow School offen just called "Harrow", is an independent school for boys situated in the town Harrow, in north-west

For a long time the role of the parents is to educate their children.The children go to the school to educate itself. The instruction is the role of the teachers who have to pass on knowledge to the child.The school is a place where the child spends a lot of time. It thus has to feel good there. For it the school middle, the teachers, to have to be less hermetic and the parents should get involved a little more in the schooling of their child. How could parents and teachers cooperate for the benefit

special day for me. I am going to tell you this extraordinary day. This morning, as usual, I woke up very early. It was maybe seven o'clock. When I was walking to school, I saw a very beautiful toyshop. Behind the glass, I saw plenty of amazing dolls. I must have stayed for 5 minutes in front of the shop window. So, since I was early for school, I decided to think about what I would ask as a birthday present. Then, I don't really know why, I decided to steal the biggest dolls which was at the top of

while I was going to school, my mother founded on my desk the map that the old man gave me so she showed everything to the principal and at lunch time the principal called me to his office. My mother was there too. They sent me to the city laboratory where scientists started strange tests on me; it was similar to a brainwash. During the night, when everyone was sleeping I escaped from the laboratory and I ran to my school. I finally opened the door and penetrated in the schools corridors. I went directly

in 1944 grammar schools were created. They were seen as providing the best teaching and were attended only by the best students selected on a test (called the eleven plus). Since the 1960s grammar schools have become independent (or public schools), they were criticized for being elitist, for creaming off the brightest students and for condemning the masses to failing comprehensive schools which were less prestigious and not selective. Moreover, students who attend state schools are less likely

3. Solutions offered and reactions 1) As a reaction to the poor state of secondary education in the US some partnerships were set up to try and improve the situation (business/school partnership) this also had a problem because it led to increased commercialization in schools, because to find money, American schools look for private financing and education has become a marketable commodity. That was one solution. 2) Another solution was to select teachers more closely, it did not work too well

THE SIMPLE PAST VS. THE PRESENT PERFECT 1. Carol and I are old friends. I (know) have known her since I (be) was in high school. 2. Maria (have) has had a lot of great experiences since she (move) moved to Quebec. 3. My mother (be, not) has not been back to school for a long time. 4. I (visit) have visited many countries. I (go) went to France, Belgium and the Netherlands in 2004 and I (be) have been to the Scandinavian countries twice. 5. I am from the United States. I (arrive)

WRITTEN EXAM FILE One Day at School p.68/69 1. a.1; b. 3; c. 4; d. 5; e. 2. (x 1 pt = 5 pts) 2. a. The word “noise” refers to the repetitions. (2 pts) b. The children don’t have any books to learn: “The din of several hundred voices chanting the repetitions necessary because of no school books.” (1 pt + 2pts citation = 3pts ) COMPREHENSION 3. • The classes are very large; there are 50 pupils. (line 14) • The pupils have no books and nothing to write on or with, they ask the inspector