Homeschooling is illegal in Germany.
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Fortunately, at least so far, it's legal here. I believe it's also increasing.
My husband is a US soldier and we lived in Germany (for the second time) from early 2000 to 2003. As American military personal we were allowed to homeschool... and it still scared the crap out of us to be doing it in a country where it was frowned on!
One thing I can always say about Germans... as a society, they do adore their children. My kids got the *best* medical care there. Don't get me wrong, American medicine is great. But when a pregnancy is threatened or if a child is sick or injured, the Germans get serious about seeing to that child's care. In every situation.
My daughter contracted German Lyme disease (Borreliose) in late 2001 and we spent Thanksgiving in the Kinderklinik. Every child there was treated like a precious jewel.
Same with my son when he got sick at 9 months and again at 7 years. The Germans don't play with kids' health.
And by the way, to all the Americans who think Germans are a cold folk who only cater to the healthy and who throw their disabled to the wolves: We saw dozens and dozens of *severely* handicapped children being doted on by their parents and the staff. No treatment was spared, no comfort denied. And they were *fast*. When the doctor thought my daughter should be seen by a cardiologist, the cardiologist was there within an hour. No lengthly referrals. No appointment. We were just given directions straight to his office. (They did charge the *hell* out of our insurance, though! LOL!)