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claire H - 03:34am Oct 19, 1998 (1.)
Bonjour ! Je remarque que pour les Français, un bon
parent doit donner une bonne éducation alors que de votre
coté il est plus question de sentiments ("un bon parent
est quelqu'un qui vous aime de façon inconditionnelle"
apparait plusieurs fois dans vos réponses). Pour nous,
il est important que les parents nous inculquent des règles
de savoir vivre qui nous permettront de bien nous insérer
dans la société. Je crois qu'en France nous sommes
très attentifs à la part de l'éducation dans
la personnalité de l'enfant, surtout depuis les différents
crimes commis par des mineurs (dans le sud de la France, on a
récemment arrêté des gangs de filles). Est
ce que ce débat est aussi à l'honneur aux Etats_Unis
?
In response to Claire's question, yes, crime committed by minors
is a big issue in the United States. It is possible that this
is because American children are less receptive to the idea of
their parents playing a big role in their education (on life issues
as well as schooling) and therefore have the tendency to rebel
more often. Do French children have a lot of respect for their
parents in general? For us, we expect out of our parents unconditional
love, and don't want them to be too authoritative with us. Do
you see parents as people who provide you with guidance and authority,
or do you see them as people to care about you and provide you
with love?
I noticed that although both the Americans and the French mentioned
the notion of parents guiding their children, the French said
that parents should push and be authoritative (but just), while
the Americans all said that a parent helps without pushing. Does
this perhaps go along with the fact that the French seem to see
parents as a vital factor in a child's education, whereas education
is not mentioned once on the American side? It is also interesting
that the notion of love was mentioned 12 times on the American
side, while only half that on the French side. I think that maybe
American students play a more independent role in their path of
schooling, or maybe there just isn't much of a choice growing
up; most children go through the same schooling for the first
twelve years of their lives these days, and the only choice that
the student actually makes is how much they are going to make
of their available education.
I agree with Adeline. Crime in the United States is a large
concern and many believe it is because children do not have enough
repect for authority--which could stem from a lack of respect
for parents. Do you think that the crimes that are commited in
France are because of bad parenting or because of simple human
nature?
Salut Cynthia
Je pense que dans la majorité des cas, l'éducation
apportée par les parents est en cause. Cependant, les enfants
ne sont pas enfermés chez eux et le milieu dans lequel
ils vivent (amis qu'ils fréquentent, école, ...)
peuvent parfois être mis en cause aussi Par contre, je ne
pense pas que cela fasse partie de la nature humaine réellement.