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[quote=Anonymous] I'm French - schools in France have a longer school day and a higher academic standard than schools here, and entrance to university is not contingent on excelling at a sport or other non-academic subject. Extra-curriculars during the school year are hard to get to, since schools end later. Therefore I was quite surprised at the intensity of certain extras here. Nevertheless we have woken up early on weekends to do things our children wanted to experience. I also understand that here the game is different. Parents want their kids to try a ton of different things so that they find something they love and can hopefully put on their college application. One thing I don't like here is the early emphasis on sports - it's not good for children's bodies to train so hard so early (not rec league, but travel sports). [/quote]
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