I've done high school in the French school system (it was just a good school next to my house) and I have to say that when I compare to my friends that have been in the Quebecois System, I can see clear differences in teaching ideologies. It made me chuckle when you told your message because one of the biggest differences I found the french system has is that they insist a lot about developing critical thinking. So much it was almost a running joke between me and my friends.

It's a very important thing that is a huge part of French culture in my opinion (maybe that's where the stereotype about the French always protesting come from?) and having grown up party in that mentality I consider it a super important thing as well. It's a good message man, the world needs more thinkers!

It was funny how the school was kind of setting itself up for trouble, they were also teaching the whole "respect for authority" part that I find less present in Quebec but the students were always eager to complain and go up the chain of command when some injustice was felt... I'm sure their job would have been easier if they didn't teach us critical thinking.