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Belgium schools through an AFS student's eyes
An AFS student comments on Belgian schools noting no evident social problems, strict penalties, limited alcohol issues, and deep respect for teachers. The schedule runs eight weeks with midsemester and Christmas breaks, no arts classes in his French-speaking school, and heavy homework. He compares Belgian and U S teaching styles, exams, grading, and university access, concluding Belgian education is higher but socially lacking and predicting gradual changes toward more Americanized methods.
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Catoctin High School
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