The Guardian – Agnès Poirier
“For the continental lazy lycéen, it’s the ultimate dream. Just imagine: you not only get to choose the subjects you’re going to be assessed on at the end of your school years – a mere three subjects in most cases – but these are, needless to say, the subjects you’re best at. Easy peasy! No surprise then that voices in Britain regularly express their concern about “cheap” A-levels and ask for the introduction of the baccalaureate, a system where teenagers are assessed on a large variety of subjects . . . “(more)