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En Allemagne, les élèves ont de la chance ! Quand il fait plus de 25 degrés, le directeur peut déclarer le "Hitzefrei" et les cours sont finis ! ☀️📚 #Hitzefrei #EcoleAllemande #Vacances
Duration
3.9 mins
Source
Level
intermediate
Word Count
573 (270 unique words)
Topics
Education
School Policies
Culture
Traditions
Social Issues
Education Inequality
Location
Germany
France
« Hitzefrei » - Karambolage - ARTE
Nicolas Oberman .
Nicolas Oberman now explains a German custom that's sure to make many French schoolchildren green with envy.
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"But look here."
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A magical word for us that I must first explain to our French friends.
, Frey, , Heatze Frey, .
Heat wave, free, Heatze Frey, free due to heat.
Allemagne Heatze Frey, .
In Germany, when the school director declares "Heatze Frey," it officially grants students permission to skip classes.
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A liberating shout echoes through the hallways.
It's of frei.
It's free.
onze vingt-cinq .
German schoolchildren are released if, by eleven o'clock, the thermometer in a designated classroom shows a temperature above 25 degrees.
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However, the application of regulations can vary from one region to another, from one institution to another, and even from one school to another.
vingt-cinq vingt-six , vingt-sept , .
Sometimes it needs to be 77°F (25°C) or 79°F (26°C) indoors, or 81°F (27°C) in the shade in the courtyard, but the outcome is the same.
, onze treize quatorze , .
The bell rings at the end of the fourth or fifth class, around eleven or twelve o'clock instead of one or two, if the administration decides it's too hot to work.
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She assumes that too much heat is detrimental to children's work and that it's better to send them home.
Heat's a frice , .
Heat's a real challenge, but it's also incredibly complex.
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On some summer days, students in solidly-built, spacious, and cool schools must surely feel sorry for their peers who are roasting in prefabricated buildings with flat roofs.
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Furthermore, whoever chooses the witness room If the director is a tough nut to crack, that's a done deal.
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It's the north-facing ground floor room.
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With him, it's never too hot.
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And then there are the north-south disparities.
, Allemagne .
In summer, students from the north of Germany are less spoiled than those from the south.
, Schnie Frey, .
Even in winter, they can make up for it with the Schnie Frey, which is free due to snow. (Schnie Frey is a fictional product or service, the name of which is a play on words in French, combining "neige" (snow) and "gratuit" (free).)
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The least fortunate are students aged 6 to 7, in the first and second grades.
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"Since they're not allowed to go home alone, they're confined to a stuffy building under the supervision of a teacher who's not affected by the measure."
seize, dix-sept .
The same goes for high school students aged 16 and 17.
jours-là, .
On those days, there's no way they'd go to the pool by bike.
seize , .
"Why, so to speak, at 16, they could theoretically be in the workforce, and the measure doesn't apply to the workplace."
, hit the frey .
In some schools, parents have to sign a special permission slip at the start of the year to allow their little angels to leave the building.
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"But what if the student doesn't know what to do with their permission slip on the big day, when their parents aren't home at noon? How can they make up missed classes? Who's responsible for canceling school bus pick-ups? As you can see, even the best-oiled systems can go off the rails quickly in such cases."
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Yes, indeed, you little Frenchies, you can envy us.
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Unlike us, you have school all day long and on top of that, you never...
France.
Imagine if such a rule existed, you'd skip school half the year, at least in the south of France.
Est-ce Hit's Frey, Hit's Frey, Hit's Frey, Hit's Frey, Hit's Frey, Hit's Frey.
Doesn't it deserve a protest? We want the Hit's Frey, Hit's Frey, Hit's Frey, we want the Hit's Frey, Hit's Frey, Hit's Frey.

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