閻明看校內生活

 我想談談學校生活。

 

 

法國的法律規定國民必須接受國民教育，一直到滿十六歲。所以，小學到高中都屬於義務教育，我們不用付錢，政府出錢聘老師、經營學校。就大部分的學校來說，我們比較不會分哪間學校比較好、哪間學校比較差；比較重要的是學生的各人表現，在所謂”好學校”中表現很差的學生，並不會因為唸了”名校”而讓人覺得比較優秀。

 

在學校裡，學生被當作年輕的成人對待，應該要為自己的所作所為負責。

 

此外，我們都是跑班上課，沒有自己的教室。我們都是帶著要用的書和書包從一間教室跑到另一間。因此，導師和學生之間並不像親子關係一樣。

 

在我念的學校，早上從八點開始上課上到十二點，十點到十一點之間休息十五分鐘。午餐休息時間大約兩個小時，之後從兩點上到四點，休息二十分鐘後上一下課，視每個人選課不同，大約五點或六點放學。有時，我們的課表有一些空檔時間(因為採選課型式，通常不會排得剛剛好滿滿的，稱作”trou”)，有時候剛好，三點到四點沒課。那我們要做什麼呢？在法國，我們沒有自己的班級教室，學校會給我們一個叫做”foyer”地方，專門給學生使用。在foyer裡面，有一個小吧台，很多桌子和椅子。我們可以在這裡聽音樂、看電視，有些學校甚至有足球遊戲檯。這個空間就是設計要讓我們放鬆。去年我在法國的時候，常常在這裡和朋友玩牌。如果我們需要安靜的環境念書，一些教室也當做自習室用。

 

我們的學校沒有警衛，門總是大開。因此，如果我們想要到外面買東西，或者在空檔時段(trous)出去吃喝點什麼，沒有人會阻止我們。

 

我念的學校附近有個小樹林/小公園，很多學生在十二點到下午兩點的午休時間會跑去那裡，離開學校放鬆一下、打打球什麼的。不過，因為這個地方不在校園內，”pion”管不到(詳見第六週的”禮拜五的魔法師”)，所以有些學生就會跑到這裡喝酒、抽菸、做一些有的沒的。

 

關於考試，我們也有一個很大的升大學入學考試(BAC)，但是我們不像台灣的學生那麼緊張，七早八早就很認真的準備。不是說我們不重視這個考試，但是如果比起台灣學生的態度和壓力，根本就算不上重視了。

 

再來談談壓力。亞洲的學習架構來自孔夫子。你們一天到晚總是努力念書、努力念書、努力念書。每天都有人會用各種考試來檢驗你有沒有學到東西。在台灣的教育體制下，不容許無知這種事。我覺得你們像機器人，或是被強迫灌食的鴨子。台灣的學生只是被老師不停的強迫餵食。台灣的老師壓力也很大，老師們得在很短的時間內教會你們很多很多東西。

 

你們花很長的時間在學校裡面，而且，對一大堆的考試感到極度緊張。對法國人來說，我們覺得這樣的考試或許不是很好。我們覺得，學校並不是唯一受教育的地方。

 

我個人覺得，台灣這樣的方式，錯了。學生花太多時間在校內學習。只是呆坐在教室中被動的聽真的就是學習了嗎？你們的創意要從何而來？年輕人需要留白的時間思考，發展想法，討論溝通，從壓力中喘口氣。你們花太多時間學習了。但是，時間多就表示你們真的學到東西嗎？生活本身不是可以教你學校學不到的寶貴課程嗎？學生不是機器人，老師，也不是。

 

像我，我對認知神經學很有興趣，用很多自己的時間去了解、研究。但是，我在台灣的同學覺得這個不重要，因為學校沒有教，把時間花在上面沒有意義。如果是在法國，幾乎每個我的同學都有自己的興趣和專長，這些是他們自己用課餘時間去培養的。

 

另外，我們不穿制服，學校裡也沒有警察。我覺得，台灣的學校有點像監獄，好像你們被迫關在裡面學東西。實際上，人們到學校去，應該是因為”想要”學東西，而不是”迫不得已”得學東西。這是為什麼我覺得台灣的學校像監獄的原因。你們學校豎立的圍牆，是為了不讓壞人進來，還是為了不讓裡面的人可以出去？

 

此外，有一個地方我覺得台灣學校做的很棒，那就是你們要自己清掃校園。在法國，我們會聘請專門的人負責清理校園。我們沒有把清掃環境納入學生的義務責任中，但是學生要尊重環境、不能亂丟垃圾。然而，我還是有點疑惑。你們要學生清掃環境是孔夫子的教育理念嗎？很多人說讓學生清掃環境是一種教育，教學生從清掃中學習尊重我們所處的環境，這一點我有點不太明白。如果清掃環境是尊重環境的表現的話，為什麼大部分的大人和老師不用清掃呢？如果每一個人都做，我就會覺得這是法國應該大力效仿的事。但是因為只有學生在掃地、倒垃圾，讓我覺得是不是有其他的理由。是因為讓學生打掃比較經濟嗎？這種感覺好像是學得多的人就可以指使學得少的人，把他們當奴隸一樣。所以，我覺得清掃校園是很棒的概念，但在台灣實際的操作好像並不符合理想。

 

我們沒有朝會[註：也不頒獎]、沒有升旗、也沒有軍訓課。這些主題我稍後會在”法國愛我嗎？”這篇文章中有較完整的論述。

 

 

 

喔，對了，我也覺得補習班是個很奇怪的東西，在法國是找不到的。

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In this article I will talk about the school.

 

This article it’s also the continuation of my speech about the pions “week 6”.

 

It’s written in the law that the French student should study until 16 years old. So because of this reason, schools in France are free under the 16years old grade. The government pays the teachers. It also means that we do not consider that a school is better than an other one. This is just the “official” version. But of course, in the reality it’s quite different.

 

The students are considered like responsible and young adults.

 

We do not have our own classroom. So we always carry our daily books and our school bag with us. And for this reason, our “principal” teacher don’t have a relation like parents/son with us.

 

In my school, the class start at 8 until 12. We have 15min to take a rest between 10 and 11. The lunch time is during around 2 hours. Then at 2 to 4 class. Then 20 min rest and we finish the day at 5 or 6, sometimes at 7. It depends the day.

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Sometimes our schedule has a hole inside. We call it “trou”. So it can happens that 3 to 4 we do not have class. So what happens? We do not have our own classroom. So the French schools have a place called “I FORGOT” specially build for the students. There is always a small bar, many tables and sits. We can listen music, or watch tv. Some schools have pool and “minifoot” [table soccer]. This place is made to relax ourselves so. Last year I usually plays cards there.Some classrooms are also open if we wants a very quiet atmosphere to study.

 

But the French students are more free than Taiwanese.

 

We do not have guards. And the doors are always open. So if we want to go outside to buy something, or to go to eat or drink in a bar during those “trous” we can. Nobody will stop us.

 

My French school have like a park/small forest besides. So many students between 12 and 2 go there to relax, play ball or just escape the school. Because there, there is no “pions”. So it’s also a perfect place where the students like to drink and smoke. But this topic is well developed in the article 3.

 

The mind. We do have a big test. But the students don’t really Take care. I mean of course they Take care, but compare to Taiwan. It’s nothing!

 

The pressure. The Asian way of learning came form Confucius teaching. You always study, study and study all the time. Everyday someone will check with tests if you learned more. There is no innocence in your tutorial system. I feel you are like robots, or goose. Just here to be “food-forced” by your teachers. And the teachers the same. They have to teach you many many things in few time.

 

You spend many time in school. And are verry worried about thoses tests. The French way will bad consider thoses test. Because we consider that school is not the only place to have an education.

 

And I think Taiwan is wrong. The students spend too much time in school to learn. Because stay 2hours in class is it really learning? Where is the creativity? As teenagers we need free time to think. To have ideas, to discuss. To relax. Certes you spend many time leaning. But does it means that you really leanr something. Don’t the life can teach you lessons that school can not? Students are not robots, teachers neither.

 

I have a lot on interest in cognitive search, about the barin and everything. But my classmates are not so very “concerned” about a subject to taught in school. But with my French classmates I can draw a map of abilities.

 

An other truly difference. We do not wear uniform, and do not have “police” inside the school. My feeling is more like nowadays Taiwan schools are jails. You are forced to learn. The good way will be that you came to school because you want to learn, not because you have to. That’s why I really feel your school as jails. Just look the grillage, is it oriented that no one can enter or just no one can go outside?

But a great point in Taiwan it’s because the students have to clean their environment. In France we just have professional who clean for us. We do not think that it’s a student’s duty to clean. They just have to respect and do not put more dust. Is it a Confucius ideas? But I still don’t really share the common version that you have to clean to respect. It’s a part of learning ok. But why the teachers and generally adults don’t have to clean? If everybody clean, I wil really feel that France have to learn from Taiwan. But I should admit that others reasons came to me first. It’s more economic, and also a way to make the difference between who “knows” and who have to be kind of slave, kind of “learning beggar”. So it’s really a great point. But not totally true.

 

No morning celebration, no flag salute. No military class. But this will be developed in an article called “Does France love me?”.

No cram schools. Inherent of the less pressure on the French students.