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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does she speak and write French fluently? High school in France, where French is the language of instruction, is intense, extremely competitive and demanding. I know, I did it and survived. It's not a place for some half baked adventure. It's also not on a semester system, it's not on a pick your classes system (you get a few electives but you have to pick a track first) and it's not a system you can parachute into for an experience. [/quote]

I'm the French PP from upthread and I never imagined that she'd be parachuted into a French public school all by herself: that would be very bad for her! As a high schooler, she absolutely needs the support of a specialized exchange program which deals primarily with American students. French instructional methods are very different from American instructional methods, and kids are expected to be proficient in long-form essay writing at an earlier age. And yes, it's not à la carte courses like here: students pick a common core, and then have areas of specialty (science, literature, economics, etc). The classes are year-long, not based on semesters.

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