http://pumpascher.chaussurespaschere.infoPhoto: #Students enter the school of La Ronce in Ville d west of Paris, on Friday, Oct. 5, 2012. French children go to school four days a week with about two hours each day for lunch. And they have more vacation than their counterparts almost anywhere in the West. As a candidate, President Francois Hollande promised to change things by adding a fifth day of classes on Wednesday while shortening the school day and education minister, Vincent Peillon, will decide this month how to carry out the reform.
Students enter the school of La Ronce in Ville d’Avray, west of Paris,reforms may upend school year traditions, on Friday, Oct. 5, 2012. French children go to school four days a week with about two hours each day for lunch. And they have more vacation than their counterparts almost anywhere in the West. As a candidate, President Francois Hollande promised to change things by adding a fifth day of classes on Wednesday while shortening the school day and education minister, Vincent Peillon, will decide this month how to carry out the reform. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
The state is expected to provide for just about everything education-related: Classes come under the national budget, and lunches and leisure are the domain of municipalities. That would almost certainly involve something more constructive than sitting quietly at desks, kicking around a ball or playing cards until the evening when parents get out of work.http://pumpascher.chaussurespaschere.info
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