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by belzebalex 1872 days ago
Not at all! There are many "Ecole Normale" which are just schools for teachers. The "Superieure" refers to the fact that you have to pass a hard exam to get in. And once there you can do research or become a teacher in a preparatory school (which prepares you to do the ENS's exams, in a pyramidal way)