School children work in their classroom at the Primary School Les Ormeaux in Montereau-Fault-Yonne near Paris, France, June 18, 2018. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
MONTEREAU-FAULT-YONNE, France (Reuters) - In a primary school in a run-down neighbourhood south of Paris, a teacher asks his first-year class how to spell words in a text on dinosaurs.
The enthusiastic six- and seven-year-olds eagerly raise their hands and answer correctly. All 10 are brimming with confidence after a full year with about half as many pupils in their class as in most French primary schools.
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