Teamedup
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Just about my doctors son. Got through his first year of med school, first time.
Now, if you don't know about the system here, that makes him a star because it is so darned hard to achieve.
At the biggest CHU around here they take in a thousand med students every year. And pass 80. And out of the 80 that pass each year, 80 percent have resat the year. So that makes our doctor's son rather exceptional doesn't it. They are only allowed to take the year first year twice and then are out on their ears. Many go off to become physiotherapists or some such other thing. And still may need a years prep course before even starting a physiotherapy course.
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LAST EDITED ON 07-Jan-04 AT 10:06 PM (GMT)
"perhaps more that the world we bring our children into has changed quite profoundly, that their happiness and well-being is no longer enough, that they must attain certain grades\levels at such young ages, and that these go some way to determining their future opportunities and potential, all fine if they are academically inclined, but when one isn't, how do they fit in, how do they achieve? "
My contention is that it hasn't changed in France, it has always been like this...since the 1880's. That it has always had this side to it here, memorise the lessons, not necessarily learn the lessons and think. A hard hard system and the very best do flourish in it, why shouldn't they, it is aimed at them. As my 21 year old son says the system is elitist and leaves the kids defeatist......well for those who aren't part of the elite it is.
Still what do he and his friends know, they have only been through the french system. And my eldest is an intelligent lad, not a star, but he needed something different to what he ever got here.
Our youngest son is in the UK. I can say that he is, for the first time, encouraged and being academic or not, is not a issue. And he and we are hopeful that they will get the best out of him, he does not believe it would have happened here. The only time they ever bothered with him here was to tell him off and insult him, well certainly when college started. Pity, such a bright kid.
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LAST EDITED ON 04-Jan-04 AT 07:37 PM (GMT)
Unfortunately if you don't get this checked then you could end up in court. If you can get them to share the costs then one borne or one and a half bornes each won't actually cost that much and may well be worth it in the long run. The geometre should be impartial anyway, so there is no reason why you shouldn't share this cost.
At the moment for example we have our boundary fence on our neighbours land, it is no problem as it will be put onto our side this summer. But I can see how it could create problems.
Please note also, that fences don't necessarily mean anything, one can imagine it is a boundary, but it doesn't mean it is. Clearly marked bornes indicate the boundary. -
LOL Raclette, or what?!? Methinks it is Raclette, or not?!? and defineately it is defineately NOT!
The last big debate on here about this certainly amused the locals I know. -
Husband built his own around two to three years ago. We had looked on the internet but didn't find anything that we wanted at the price we were prepared to pay.
We smoke chickens, various meats, saussise cuire, and all types of fish very successfully.
A friend of ours was telling someone that he used a fumier, howls of laughter from everyone, fumoir (sp) is what you should be looking for. -
I'd forgotten that my husband had made some. He found sloe's in Holland and bought some dutch gin and he made some whilst we were there. Took the rest of the sloe's to friends near Eindhoven, bought them some gin too, so they'll have some that should be ready.
I'll let you know what he says it is like, as I won't be tasting it, never did get away with strong liquor. And I'll ask our friends how their's is, if it hasn't already gone. -
We have Vin Chaud around here and I've never used sachets.
If I was making just one glass full, I would put the wine in a pan with a little cannelle, a little sugar and a slice of orange and slowly bring to the boil. If making more I would cut oranges in half and then put some cloves in the skin, a little cannelle and sugar again into the pan with the wine and bring to the boil. If we weren't going to drink it immediately I would let it cool and seive it before storing then reheat when I needed it. I wouldn't want the cloves to continue infusing.
I'm not sure whether I have had Mulled Wine. I always have Vin Chaud here though and Glu Wein (sp) in Austria. And the commercants in our village sometimes have cauldrons of it at the Marche de Noel and have used white wine to make it and it was surprisingly good. -
I love Nice too. I like the people, I like the atmosphere. We have holidayed there in an appt from hell and still had a great time. I know a lot of it is a bit scruffy too and I don't mind that either.
So I will also be interested in hearing from people who live there too. Although I don't think that I've noticed anyone post who actually lives there.
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I think that you should go and make your comments. Everyone knows you are new, but time can only cure that can't it and then, later, maybe you will regret not having at least having had your say, however it is taken.
I am really pleased that the this debate is being taken seriously and I have never known the government go this far before.....I am hopeful that some good will come of it. -
I was useless at this and reckon I still would be. My pronounciations are too iffy to have ever helped my children with this essential preparation.
So what do you do and what is your child's average score. In primary it never usually goes below zero, but in college some prof will quite happily give quite a big negative result. -
My friends kids got smack bots, their first week in maternelle. It happens here and people tend to turn a blind eye.
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This weekend we are having a soiree. Now I would love to have a party with a buffet, but it has never worked for us in France. When we've tried it, all our french friends grab a seat and only move from it to fill their plates or get another drink. None of them seem to have the notion of moving around and chatting to people that they don't know and actually standing for a good part of the evening....... and I've never seen a kitchen crowd here. If it had worked in the past, this weekend there would be at least 60 of us, as it is I am going to do a sit down meal for 30 as I am not equipped to cope with any more at home. And I'm feeling guilty about those I haven't invited and am sincerely hoping that it won't be badly taken.
So what has it been like for you, and if you have managed to get your french friends to go with the flow, how did you do it. LOL last time I felt like sort of doing musical chairs, as soon as someone got up, taking their chair away......but ofcourse I didn't. -
I know of several kids who have gone back to UK universities and have done well. I even know of french students who have gone to uni in the UK and really enjoyed it.
My friend's son is at uni here at the moment, he only has 12 hours of lectures per week, although I have never heard of so few hours at the fac before. -
As a lady, that is the reason we are moving back to the UK. I miss the pub, the crack, the social intercourse in general....
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Well I wished that there had been affirmative action taken when my kids were at school. The homework was often the sort of thing that only the french would know......my kids had no chance with some of the things in those pre internet days. Explaining expressions.....I still feel so annoyed about that. Where exactly was one supposed to look these things up, so obscure that a dictionary was no help what so ever. And then the preparation for the dictee......exactly how could I do that with my accent. Look how many people say deja vu......and it always sounds like deja vous, which is not at all the same thing, I was as much use as a chocolate fire guard, when preparing a dictee with my kids, and I can say the 'sharp' 'vu'. Alas french is rather more complicated than just that.
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ROFL, Sorry I know it was a typo, but that sounds like an awful lot of water retention!
And I couldn't do that diet, I think I would be ill with it, for all I love meat. -
Good job this thread was here, guests last night and the son used the cork screw to clean under every one of his nails at table, all the debris, straight onto the table cloth......delightful. His Dad did have a word to say when the kid was going to ram the cork screw into our table though, so I am thankful for small mercies.
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Public primary schools supplies are usually funded by their local Mairie. Basic provisions must always be provided, but then we get into the realms of local politics and how much importance the elus place in their schools. This is where radical differences can be seen.
I have no idea as to whether your school is well provided for or not or it is just has legal basics. These days I would be rather less concerned about having to buy a few pens and few tubes of glue and more about the school having lots of up to date computers, in this IT world. Even if your school has good IT provision there are still many which have not. So yes you may have been very lucky, or you may just be somewhere with usual provision.
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Are you thinking of her starting in secondary education in September? If so, I would say that she should be OK. You would ofcourse be asking around and finding a good school wouldn't you. But I can't see any reason why it should not be OK and I can think of lots and lots and lots of reasons why it should be more than OK.
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Didn't it say 'may' have to reregister, rather than 'have' to reregister.
I had to reregister, you just go to the log on as a new member and type in all your details again. If you use the same name then all your details will be available like your inbox etc. -
All the DVD's we have had have had an audio option, french/english. And a french film on a video, well I would simply watch in french.
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Yes, I have seen too many of these people, I reckon we have seen six of them over the years. Until recently there was only a minimal amount of training concerning dyslexia given to orthophonists during their many years of training, a few weeks maximum. About three years ago, I heard that trainee orthoponists were now being given more dyslexia training.
The other problem is that the teachers actually believe that an orthophonist can 'cure' dyslexia, and I admit that there are orthophonists that can help some children, but 'cure', no, that is not how it works.
A friend of mine's son had been going to the orthophonist from the age of six, in Sept 2002 at the age of 11, his orthphonist actually did a test to try and find out what sort of dyslexia the boy had.
If you want information about dyslexia contact your local APEDYS, there will be a group in every region. They do have a web site. And contact the British Dyslexia Association, they too can be very helpful.
Incidentally not one of my son's teachers ever worked in any way with any of the orthphonists we visited, in spite of one really really trying to get his french teacher to work with her.
I hope that you find one that can and does help and I hope that the school your child attends has some understanding of the complexities of this problem.
Also to get reimbursed when you visit the orthophonist you must see your doctor or pediatrician and get the necessary paperwork from them. And you perhaps will need to get the d'accord from your local CPAM, your doctor will explain it all. -
Religion, well judeo/christian is covered in History in College. Alas, the bible seems to be used as a factual historical document.
And Geography is Histoire/Geo, both subjects are lumped together.
They do citizenship things in primary and certainly in secondary.
Other cultures and religions, well I'm not sure if they are taught or not, I cannot remember.
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Found this by accident today and is quite clear as to how this allowance is means tested......
http://vosdroits.service-public.fr/ARBO/060505-FXENS110.html
Death by farmed Salmon
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The sometimes sell 'wild' salmon at our Super U, at wild prices too, so until now I have stayed away from it. I'll give it a closer look next time they have it in. I find the frozen salmon a little dry. I have eaten much of it over the years and still prefer the fresh.