The French School System

In the French schools there are another relationship between the teachers and the students. First of all they call their teachers ‘madame’ and ‘proffesseur’ where we in Denmark call our teachers by their first name. The French students start school at 8 am and some of their days end at about 6 pm. But on the other hand, in the middle of the day, they have a 1-2 h long break where they eat. In this break they can choose to eat at the cafeteria or go out to eat at cafés.

 Here in Denmark we have a communal area where we can eat our lunch and sit during the day. In France the students do not have a communal area and the classrooms are locked in their brake, so they spend their spare time waiting on the hallway or sitting in a café downtown.

The classes in France are 55 min. long; in Denmark they are only 45 min. long. On Wednesdays their day only lasts until 12 pm. Some of the students use this day to do some sports or other spare time activities. They also have classes at Saturdays, from 9 am. to 12 pm. This means that they have longer vacations than we do. When ever we have a smaller vacation for a week, they have two weeks of vacation. 

Computers are not something they use at the French schools where as we in Denmark use them quite a lot. We use them to take notes during classes and our school has its own website where we can check our homework. Also computers are a must have at our finals (of course using a computer is optional). 

All in all there are many differences between the French and the Danish school systems. But they are both good, in their own way.