Laurel Zuckerman's Blog – January 2010 Archive (2)

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French parents protest absent teachers

In an unusual role reversal, French parents revolted yesterday, demonsrating at the Ministry of Education.

The rallying cry? "Replace teachers who are absent!"



In France, students currently lose ONE YEAR of school due to absent teachers who are not replaced.



National Education' chronic inability to perform this basic task of administration has poisoned relations between schools and parents for… Continue

Added by Laurel Zuckerman on January 21, 2010 at 10:00am — No Comments

The beautiful American ?

To his amazement, distinguished British author, Geoff Dyer, recently discovered that American were not just crazy gun nuts. They are, he writes in a dazed NYT article, "friendly, hospitable and polite".



Who knew?



After twenty-five years in France, which I adore, I must admit that I too am occasionally struck by the American genius for disarming charm.



On a recent family trip to Arizona, I had to take my daughter to the Department of Motor Vehicles. (You know… Continue

Added by Laurel Zuckerman on January 9, 2010 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

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