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Différences Des Systèmes D'Éducation En France Et Aux Etats-Unis (document en anglais)

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The educational systems in the USA, UK and in France diverge greatly; however, each system succeeds in preparing children for a career. Four most notable areas seem to stand out between the French and the American educational systems: grading systems, teacher/student relationships, tuition, and extracurricular activities. These differences shape social structures, values, cultural identities, competitiveness, and interrelations among these societies.

There are contrasts with France in USA regard to the evaluation of students. French educators favour the 20-point grading scale, in which 20 is the highest grade and 0 the lowest, while Americans grade on a percentage of 100 or give letter grades such as A, B, C, D and F. In USA , anything below an eight appears to be a failing mark whereas in the , an “F” means a failure and no credit for it toward colleges. In high school, French students have one final test called the “baccalauréat” which also uses the 20-point grading scale. The diplom “baccalauréat” is nearly comparable to the American ACT or SAT which are college entrance exams after high school. An American who takes the SAT will obtain an online score report; on the other hand, a French freshman who passes the “baccalauréat” could also get an honour from the jury. The examiners can give different prizes, such as highest honours, high honours, or honours. Honours are prestigious and crucial when students apply for admission in higher educational institutions or in famous universities. It seems that the French push for a much more extensive learning experience given their high degree of difficulty in their grading system and in their system for advancing. In the same way, Americans promote a higher education with a grading system based on only five levels.

A second divergence relating to French and American educational systems is based on the relationship between teachers and students. In the USA, teachers are seen as friends, people to rely on and trust. However, French teachers have a clear-cut purpose: to teach students. To illustrate this informality, whereas the French student will call the teacher by a title or position, the American student often calls the teacher by his or her first name. In brief, relationships between teachers and students appear to be more formal in and much less in the USA . This may influence students in their diversity, their level of self-confidence, their intensity of participation inside a group, the development of their creativity, and their interactions with a hierarchy in a company.

A third difference in French and American education is found through the tuition fees. French education is characterized by low tuition costs at all levels except for engineering, private and business schools.Tuitions vary from $250 to $550 per year depending on the university and the different levels of education. Actually, French education is financed by state taxes, and French taxpayers pay a lot. In contrast, the average college costs in 2006-07 were $2, 272 per year for a two-year public school, $5,836 for a four-year public school and $22,218 for a four-year private school. Tuition for public school students from outside the state is generally comparable to private school prices. Private schools are typically much higher. Conversely, French universities do not offer as many services, facilities, prestige or research as American universities, and from this

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