> because I would never trust the other drivers to behave correctly. But in Germany the drivers are very well trained. This is the true value of proper educati

> because I would never trust the other drivers to behave correctly. But in Germany the drivers are very well trained. This is the true value of proper education. [1] [2] And this holds in general for all aspects of education, not just school or driver's license. I never got the "freedom to be stupid" attitude of certain countries. You can't explain that to somebody who never experienced it, but once you are used to it, you'll miss it immediately once there is a lack of it. To put a perhaps bad analogy, this is like having no running water, but having the "freedom" to buy 10 different sorts of bottled water to use for showering. [1] I'm not saying that the German educational system is perfect, or even remotely the best in Europe. But it is so much better than in most other countries. [2] And "proper" education of course includes critical thinking and rudimentary evaluation of information sources. And also I don't mean narrow-minded pseodo-critical thinking, but being able to see through those as well.