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Uh? Do you have any example of European countries which ban homeschooling? AFAIK it's legal everywhere.

by rjaco31 12y ago

ars 12y ago
Look for yourself: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeschooling_international_status_and_statistics#Germany https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeschooling_international_st... > AFAIK it's legal everywhere. Actually it's illegal (in Europe) more often than it's legal.
- ptaipale 12y ago
  Umm, looking at that Wikipedia link, it's legal in about 17 and illegal in about 7 European countries, so I'd say it's more often legal than illegal (though the definition of legal/illegal is often not so clear-cut).
friendzis 12y ago
It's not illegal to home-school. Although, home schooling does not entitle you to get any officially approved certification of skills. You are on your own to prove your worth and go through the hiring process without any diploma. Hypothetical scenario: it is not illegal to do your own electrical wiring in a house. However, the electrical company will only allow you to connect to their networks if your cabling is done by certified electrician. You can team up with some people in your area, build a power plant and happily run your own cabling. It's not illegal, so why complain?
- rjaco31 12y ago
  We don't have the same definition of homeschooling then. In most of the countries where it's legal (see the wikipedia link posted), you are actually following official courses by snailmail, and you eventually get a real diploma identical to the one you would have if you had attended school. So totally different from "just learning on your own".
zo1 12y ago
Germany, apparently. This story is the one that got my attention regarding homeschooling being illegal. http://abcnews.go.com/US/home-schooling-german-family-allowed-stay-us/story?id=22788876 http://abcnews.go.com/US/home-schooling-german-family-allowe... Can't vouch for the linked article, it was jut the first search hit.
kriro 12y ago
It's illegal in Germany which already makes it illegal in a good chunk of Europe if you go by population. Germany also has mandatory school until 16 and religion classes in school. The state knows best obviously. [this combination is something that gets me on ragetilt quickly whenever I think about it even though I think our school system is generally pretty good/underrated]

Uh? Do you have any example of European countries which ban homeschooling? AFAIK it's legal everywhere.

by rjaco31 12y ago

Uh? Do you have any example of European countries which ban homeschooling? AFAIK it's legal everywhere.

ars 12y ago

Look for yourself: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeschooling_international_status_and_statistics#Germany https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeschooling_international_st... > AFAIK it's legal everywhere. Actually it's illegal (in Europe) more often than it's legal.

ptaipale 12y ago
Umm, looking at that Wikipedia link, it's legal in about 17 and illegal in about 7 European countries, so I'd say it's more often legal than illegal (though the definition of legal/illegal is often not so clear-cut).

friendzis 12y ago

It's not illegal to home-school. Although, home schooling does not entitle you to get any officially approved certification of skills. You are on your own to prove your worth and go through the hiring process without any diploma. Hypothetical scenario: it is not illegal to do your own electrical wiring in a house. However, the electrical company will only allow you to connect to their networks if your cabling is done by certified electrician. You can team up with some people in your area, build a power plant and happily run your own cabling. It's not illegal, so why complain?

rjaco31 12y ago
We don't have the same definition of homeschooling then. In most of the countries where it's legal (see the wikipedia link posted), you are actually following official courses by snailmail, and you eventually get a real diploma identical to the one you would have if you had attended school. So totally different from "just learning on your own".

zo1 12y ago

Germany, apparently. This story is the one that got my attention regarding homeschooling being illegal. http://abcnews.go.com/US/home-schooling-german-family-allowed-stay-us/story?id=22788876 http://abcnews.go.com/US/home-schooling-german-family-allowe... Can't vouch for the linked article, it was jut the first search hit.

kriro 12y ago

It's illegal in Germany which already makes it illegal in a good chunk of Europe if you go by population. Germany also has mandatory school until 16 and religion classes in school. The state knows best obviously. [this combination is something that gets me on ragetilt quickly whenever I think about it even though I think our school system is generally pretty good/underrated]