Lily has had her ups and downs at school in France. At home she was more often than not top of the class in most subjects. Here, she receives 80% of her classes in French so has more often than not been bottom of the class.
This didn't suit her to start with at all. The reality of actually having to work hard to get good marks was alien to her. But I am proud to report that she has knuckled down and got on with it, and as I have mentioned previously her French is at a level I never could have imagined after a rocky first couple of weeks!
She's taking a pride in her work that I've never seen before and it is definitely paying off as she recently scored highest in her class on a written French comprehension test about the story of David and Goliath. And by highest I mean higher than even the French kids! Needless to say we're all impressed, including her.
I just hope that she doesn't slip back into her old complacent ways when we're back home. Lily if you're reading, please take note of that. And try not to succumb to all the social distractions too. Or boys!!
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