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If you think this is good, keep in mind that in France children as young as 10 (basically after finishing junior school) can start at 8 and finish at 6 or even

• kergonath 3y ago
  > If you think this is good, keep in mind that in France children as young as 10 (basically after finishing junior school) can start at 8 and finish at 6 or even 7 (rarely), after which they will easily have an hour of homework to do every day. That is exaggerated. They can, but rarely do. In collège here they work from 8:15 to 16:35, and every other day they start late or finish early. Back in my time it was 8 to 17 most days and 8 to 12 on Wednesdays. Finishing at 18 was uncommon in lycée, and finishing at 19 only happened very occasionally at the university (and then we had lots of free time during the days). > The French school schedule is absolutely not an example to follow. The German schedule is good as well, but I am happy to have had 1 year less before going to the university. Lighter schedules are brutal for working parents who need to stay at home or pay through the nose for additional childcare.