The kids in France are slightly different from the children in the US and I think the kids from the US could learn a few things from them. For one they have impeccable handwriting. And I’m not talking about that printing shenanigan. I’m talking about super neat, super pretty cursive. And it’s not just the girls… it’s the boys too. They write beautifully. I’m amazed, truly I am. I’ve notice this the very first day I observed but I really just thought it was a fluke. But it’s not and they could probably even teach some adults and me a lesson on how to write neatly. Another interesting qualities about the French children is the amount of respect they have for adults, it’s really amazing. I’m not saying the kids in the US don’t have respect, because they do, it’s just different. Ok for example the kids are not allowed to enter the room until a teacher tells them to enter. I know, that seems like a given in both countries, but they wait and they wait and they wait and they will not enter that room until that teacher is present and gives them the “ok”. Another thing I have notice is that they don’t sit down until I tell them to, it was kinda weird at first because I was like, “what are you all standing there for? just sit down.” But no, I have to tell them that they are now allowed to sit down. When the director/directrice (principal) walks into the room the kids stand up as quickly as possible and greet them. I know this all sounds like stuff that Americans kids do but sometimes I feel like I’m at a military academy with young adults. They really have a strict way of running their programs but I guess to each his own.
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