I am going to tell you a true story, which my father mentions in his memoirs, about one of the wealthiest students of the French Lyceum—Aleko Turtulli, the nephew of the well-known philanthropist Thoma Turtulli, who was a classmate of my father's at the Lyceum.

The event sheds light, on the one hand, on the school's refusal to make any concessions regarding the quality of student assessment, and on the other hand, on the pedagogical tact of the institution's leaders in not discouraging parents and their children.

“…It was the 1925–1926 school year. Aleko Turtulli, a student at the Lyceum and the scion of one of the wealthiest families in the city of Korçë, was not doing well in his studies, not for lack of effort but for lack of ability. The French principal at the time, Mr. Monbairand, with great tact, so as not to offend him, called his uncle, the well-known philanthropist Thoma Turtulli, to the principal's office. Between them, more or less, this conversation took place:

“You, Mr. Thoma, are a well-known merchant in the Korçë region, and you surely need a qualified person in the field of accounting to keep your books. In France, our merchants have a tradition of specializing one of their children in this field. As a friend of yours, I would recommend that you send Aleko to Paris this year, to a specialized school for accounting (bookkeeping). I will even give you the school's address,” the principal told him.

Uncle Thoma liked this idea very much, and this was the reason why Aleko studied in France, not at a university faculty, but at a special accounting school, and at the same time he was together with his classmates…..”

Although nearly a century has passed since that time, that pedagogical maxim remains valid, according to which “There are no incapable students, but there are those capable in a specific field.” And, in this regard, the school has the mission of offering society the role of the Selector.