SCHOLL IS FINISHED

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Today is the end of school year for my 3 children.
Let's 'take stock' (can I say that?) of this year of study for each of them.

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This one is more Alexandra.

I 'll begin with the older, Alexandra, who should give good example since she's the elder, but unfortunately, (nothing to see with fortune in fact, it's all her fault) won't go next year in the higher class. Her grades were not enough good. She is in 2d (10th grade for you if I believe a class level equivalency) and will be 16 in 8 days!

This class is very hard for most of the teenagers, it's a transition class, at this level, students don't learn "by heart" anymore, their teachers ask for self-research, a thought process involving completely her mind, and she hasn't got this new way to learn, maybe she's not enough mature concerning studies. And most of all, she's lazy concerning studies. She get the sense of work, but only for what interests her.

So, as soon as she hasn't understood that she must work harder than what it is asked by each of her professor when she goes home, she won't be able to progress. We and her professors are waiting for a miracle. Maybe, next year.....

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What is conforting me is that many students repeat this 10th grade class level, here. Many of her previous classmates from the college will repeat. Maybe that previous school wasn't so good. And she's certainly LAZY, furthermore.

I prefer that she repeats one more year, than trying to continue, having hard times. And she's so 'open' that she'll easily make new friends, that's not a problem for her.

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This one is Olivier style.

Olivier has always worked correctly, I just have to control his work. He got good grades, without me helping him all the time (as it was with Alex.). He'll enter in 8th grade next year. He doesn't like particularly school, but he gets the will to 'win' good grades, it's like a game for him. As younger, he's proud to work better than his sister. A revenge to be the youngest child, I guess.

a Cartier-Bresson's photography to illustrate Gabriel's mind.

Gabriel as yet 2 years of 'Maternelle' behind him (Prescholl and pre-K), next year he will enter in Kindergarten at 4. First year, to have an idea of what is school, second year (this one passed) he went to others, he made a lot of friends, he opened himself to others, that was a great progress for him. Concerning study by itself, he wrote his name from right to left, he's lefthanded, and don't know to cut with scissors, he doesn't find bearings in time ! That's for her teacher's complaining. And she's true! But when it's the third, your expectations are measured, you know that all will come at its time, just a question of patience. Hope the teacher of next year will be ok with that, because nowadays teachers are just like some parents very demanding!

Everybody know that we begin a career at the age of 4. : )

What you'll be as an adult worker is determined at this age! I wonder when boys catch up? because everyone know that if the progress was constant from childhood to adult age, women would be at all the responsabilities jobs, given, as children, they're always more mature than boys, and ahead of them.

And, for the curious people here, I, their mother, haven't repeated a class in my entire school career. Then, I began to work, and then I reapeated many times, see the quizz! In fact, I 'm born to study, when I want, and what I want and . . . . . being a mom, I'm very steady at that.