At the end of every academic year, when British school-leavers get their A-level exam results, a chorus rings out about grade inflation and indulgent marking. This year, some 27% of British students who took the exam secured either an a or the new A~* grade. Across the channel in France, the worries could scarcely be more different. Some educationalists fret that ly-cee (upper secondary-school) pupils work too hard, are graded too fiercely and are victims of a system designed to fail them.
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