Having lived in Germany for a number of years...I can say this. You can go to a public school or a private school...but you cannot create a home-school environment. Private schools do exist and are popular with a number of parents, but you have to be able to afford them. Typically....most relate to the Catholic Church.
Adding to the frustration of this business....teachers will tell you that you can’t possibly be a teacher unless you’ve done a university degree in Germany (of any type). The idea of a housewife teaching a child is “impossible” (they will state this in TV interviews and public forums).
The comical side of this is that they barely teach 4.5 hours a day, and dump the kid with homework. If the teacher did a lousy job and can’t comprehend the topic (especially math and science)...the kid can’t expect much of any help from the parents (because they really don’t remember anything from their days in school). So they’ve created this tutor business operation in every community....which is comprised of former and retired teachers. From 1:30PM on....for the rest of the day...a kid might be in one to two hours of tutoring...which the German parent typically pays around $250 a month to get ten hours of extra help a month.
The Germans have a lot of positives in their system and weed out the poor performers...but the idea that a smart kid could fall behind and never recover in their system...is very possible.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Sweden’s government are guilty of state-sponsored child abuse. I’ve read the heartbreaking story
of the Swedish father who hasn’t seen his son for years after abduction by the government. Sick. This is what happens in a nation where government replaces God.
Germany persecuting civilians? Sounds familiar.
Hopefully, someone is keeping an eye on government purchases of cattle cars...
Let us celebrate opposing the state’s establishment of eduction, the same as we oppose the state’s establishment of religion . . . and for much the same reason.
Not every public school system sucks as much as the US public school system (in fact, most don’t). Historically, German and Swedish (and Dutch and French and...) schools have a very good track record. Thus, it were only somewhat unbalanced parents that would want to homeschool. Should it be their right, regardless? Anyone’s call.
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Federal Givernment cannot handle education any better than it can handle AMRAK(trains).. or the Post Office..
State givernment is a bit better but still sucks like a vacuum..
Only Local givernment can handle education but still not as good as Home Schooling can..
Home Schooling should be the model with givernment schools a remote option if the parents are morons....