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School - my youth

After repeating and passing this 3rd year in June 1967, I
obtained the certificate of attendance for the three technical
years at A3 level.
To carry on, I had two options: either go for the three
technical years at A2 level (technician), or continue for a 4th
year to qualify as an electrician at A3 level. Given my very
average results, my parents were convinced that it was better
to have a minor diploma in hand rather than venture
another three A2 years. So I took this 4th year A3 and got my
1st electrician's diploma. It was June 1968.
In Piéton, unlike in Goutroux, several young people were
pursuing their studies to obtain the A2 technician
qualification. So of course, I was able to continue my studies
at the IPAM and chose electronics from the sections on offer:

mechanics, electricity, chemistry or public works.
My three years at school went without a hitch and I was
lucky enough to have an exceptional maths teacher.
Although it was a technical school, he set the bar very high
and the few students who did well were considered to be
brilliant maths students. Getting 6 out of 10 was really good.
It got to the point where the school management asked him
to lower the bar, because the school's reputation was
suffering. He never changed a thing. He taught in the 2nd
and 3rd years, mainly in the electronics section. I regularly
achieved marks of between 6.5 and 7 out of 10. On a few
occasions, I even managed 8 out of 10. I remember when I
started 3rd year, I got 4 out of 10 in the first test and 5 out of
10 in the second. On the sheet of paper he'd given me, he'd

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