How Lucky Can I Be?!

[Coadaj]

Hello

Just had to write and tell everyone, after all the nightmares of when we had arrived, I went to the local school with my new friend ( who I incidently met on this forum)plus obviously the children aged 7 & 5. The school was fantastic considering - the children started that morning for a half day, then full week (except Wednesdays) the following week.
Well since that happened over 4 weeks ago the school has bent over backwards to help them. Have I had to pay out for school books, pens,glue etc,etc? No! The school has provided everything. The only things I had to buy was a 'book bag' and slippers!
The teachers and the headmistress actually apologised to me the other day, because the cassette tapes and books they had ordered to help the children with the language had not arrived!
I spoke to other half on how our old school would of dealt with two foreign children who could not speak the language- except of course for'yes, no, thank you and the usual easy ones'- as far as I am concerned the old school wouldn't have coped! Do know this as was teaching assistant there!!
Sorry, just had to write this as sometimes there can be negative reports, so this is good news for me!

Amanda

[Teamedup]

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.

[Moore]

hi

Great to hear you and your children have had a possitive experience integrating into a french school.

I am really pleased you took the time to post this good news - please let us know how your children settle?

Helen

[Coadaj]

So there was I sadly thinking that anything to do with my childrens first big step in a French school was as i expected any parent to perceive a warm and satisfactory step, a sentimental memory, one to remember like their 1st. Nativity play. I certainly did't expect the response of a few pens and tubes of glue ( how long is it since you were at school ? ) and the point was how welcoming this school had been it was not in any way a comparison with schools in England or a comment to how little or large the difference is.How sad that things in this day and age can not be taken at face value rather than make some cryptic and unhelpful remarks. One feels that these remarks are by people that have had bad experiences with the education system... ok that can and will happen but the forum as i understand it to be was here for all to pass comment and contribute , which i thought i did , not to sit back and just make highhanded remarks because you can! I came here with an open mind and want to intergrate by embracing the way of life not critiscising it because it is not how i want it. As they say if you can't stand the heat................... MOVE!!!!!