Day: May 20, 2013

A Critique of France's Elitist Culture

AAPA member Peter Gumbel's latest book France’s Got Talent is a stinging critique of the pervasive French culture of elitism, and its unfortunate consequences.   For the tiny number selected to attend France's elite schools like the Ecole Nationale d'Administration and the Ecole Polytechnique the rewards are huge. These top education factories produce the self-confident, sometimes arrogant,…