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> It's a tough balance. Sarcasm? We have both privacy and free roam rights for children in germany. Talk about sane legislature!
by awesomeMilou 4y ago
> It's a tough balance.
Sarcasm? We have both privacy and free roam rights for children in germany.
Talk about sane legislature!
- rendall 4y agoAgreed. As an American raising a child in Europe, it's also strange that what I believe to be perfectly reasonable positions like "My child should have the right to play outside unbothered by police or busy-bodies", are not only opposed, but opposed because of other unrelated culture-war reasons. The reasoning seems to be that because (e.g.) some states allow parents to hit their children or otherwise do things that (I agree) are reprehensible, therefore parents should not have the right to allow their children outside. Baffling.
- coryfklein 4y agoAnd yet home schooling is completely illegal in Germany, something that would be a complete deal breaker for me. But perhaps that speaks more to how bad public school is in the US, maybe it's freaking amazing in Germany?
- ihaveabeardnow 4y agoI'm with you on this. Maybe it speaks a bit to opinions on public schools in the US, but even free access to the best public school in the world doesn't (imo) give someone the right to force it on others.