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> But it’s also important that children grow up exposed to community values, social values, democratic values, ideas about nondiscrimination and tolerance of ot
by foogazi 7y ago
> But it’s also important that children grow up exposed to community values, social values, democratic values, ideas about nondiscrimination and tolerance of other people’s viewpoints,” she says, noting that European countries such as Germany ban homeschooling entirely and that countries such as France require home visits and annual tests.
Can’t imagine nothing more invasive than the state preventing parents from educating their own kids.
Annual tests just make it so you teach to the test and standardize
- wmf 7y agoI guess it's nice that schools in Europe are teaching community values, social values, democratic values, ideas about nondiscrimination and tolerance of other people’s viewpoints. In the US, schools seem to be teaching guilt and self-hatred lately. I'm sure it will pass but I don't blame people who want to opt out.
- JeanMarcS 7y agoFrench here, having homeschooled my kids some years ago. In France education is mandatory until 16yo. But you can choose to do it at home as long as you tell it to the city and Education nationale (which is state school administration) Never heard of a year exam (apart from the mandatory ones around 11 and 17 yo) but you (in theory, sometimes they don’t) get a yearly visit from an Education nationale inspector to check if you are doing right and the kids are not left too behind the cursus. They have the power to force your kids back to school, but I’ve never heard it happens to anyone in our (close) community