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I remember having a great time in physics classes in HS doing mechanics. Maths was definitely quite abstract but not as bad as you seem to describe. Maybe it ch

by sgu999 3y ago

I remember having a great time in physics classes in HS doing mechanics. Maths was definitely quite abstract but not as bad as you seem to describe. Maybe it changed or maybe being in a "top school" in which a good portion of the teachers are also agrégés is part of the issue? The reforms I was referring to are the ones pushing sciences even further away for a good portion of the kids with the earlier specialties. > I hire quite a lot of these and the general feeling is that the school does not matter anymore I feel like it's still a good proxy to identify people who are going to have a more mature approach to their field earlier on. But nothing can replace passion I guess.

BrandoElFollito 3y ago
Ah, so you are French. So the HS is a well-known one which prides itself as incredible. I went there myself and it was a nightmare - despite being top of my class I always felt squeezed in a box. I was not enthusiastic when my son decided to go there but it turns out that the school, still being full of itself, has changed and the class was great. It obviously follows the general curriculum but it is outdated compared to what is expected from young graduates. I mentioned the math obsession (and its rigidity, honestly just reading the book makes me yawn - while analysis (calculus) is wonderful in practice), but there is also philosophy which is honestly a scam. It could be a great opportunity to help people think, but they decided to make it something everyone hates, where the marks depend on the alignment of the planets and where the very last thing that is expected is your own opinion. They want the opinion of others, in a strictly rigid structure. I love my country but the people who manage the curriculum should be fired on the spot and replaced by the ones who have gone outside the ministry to the real world. We will never be competitive otherwise.

by sgu999 3y ago

BrandoElFollito 3y ago

Ah, so you are French. So the HS is a well-known one which prides itself as incredible. I went there myself and it was a nightmare - despite being top of my class I always felt squeezed in a box. I was not enthusiastic when my son decided to go there but it turns out that the school, still being full of itself, has changed and the class was great. It obviously follows the general curriculum but it is outdated compared to what is expected from young graduates. I mentioned the math obsession (and its rigidity, honestly just reading the book makes me yawn - while analysis (calculus) is wonderful in practice), but there is also philosophy which is honestly a scam. It could be a great opportunity to help people think, but they decided to make it something everyone hates, where the marks depend on the alignment of the planets and where the very last thing that is expected is your own opinion. They want the opinion of others, in a strictly rigid structure. I love my country but the people who manage the curriculum should be fired on the spot and replaced by the ones who have gone outside the ministry to the real world. We will never be competitive otherwise.