When I opted to send my child to an all-French school, rather than one of the expat-heavy ones catering to Americans in Paris
like us, I braced myself for some complications. And indeed, three
years on, much baffles me, like assignments that requires one to
memorize Breton librettos or the work of 19th century poet Paul Verlaine
— all before the age of 7. But now, with first grade winding down, one
baffling aspect of French education has jumped the school wall and into
politics, as President François Hollande’s government takes on a
contentious issue: how to persuade — or even allow — the French to speak
more English, while preserving their own cherished language.
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