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The French education system is failing its pupils

Guardians of excellence or soul-destroying factories? Follow the controversy generated by Peter Gumbell, a British journalist based in Paris. His critical book, ‘On achève bien les enfants’, argues that the French education system ruins children’s self-esteem.

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