Homeschooling & Indoctrination in Germany

A reaction to the granting of political asylum in the U.S. to a German homeschooling family.

http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5174919,00.html

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[ThinkFaster66]

I detest those horrible stereotypes about homeschoolers. i was homeschooled most of my childhood and i know from experience that even in cases when kids don't have social skills that the world would consider "normal", the social skills of those kids are still better grounded in reality and logic than most public schoolers tend to be. there are always exceptions but generally this is true.

[silverchairbookstore]

@ThinkFaster66 I also think there's a greater tendency for dorky parents to homeschool their kids. But dorky parents tend to beget dorky kids regardless of where the kids are educated.

[1533ramsay]

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[1533ramsay]

PipeFriendCHS comment on hatred to minorities, we are part of a home school group in t)

[voldy18]

If I'm skeptical of home schooling then mainly because I'm just not convinced that parents can provide the same education that 13 years of school delivers with up to 19 subjects (German, Math, English, French, Spanish, Italian, Latin, History, Political science and economics, Religious Education, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Geography, Social studies, Computer science, Music, Art, PE) and about 30 hours every week. The basics? Sure. Beyond that? Eh.

[PlaceBoInternational]

I know this family personally, they visited my home church here in Nashville a while ago. It's nice to hear you have the same feelings!

[padseenoodle]

Well said Joffre. You would think Germany would have learned these lessons already. It sad but Europe is dying out anyway as no one is having children except immigrant cultures that honor children and family life.

[jordneu06]

im a homeschooler and im a junior but everyone sais that just because i dont go to highschool im not a junior and i havent even been a freshman. i get my GED in june while they stay in school an extra year. You have to have parents that want to help you learn its not for parents who jus want to spend more time with your kids during the day school is of priority or else you get behind and that jus sucks

[PipeFriendCHS]

I find the idea of home schooling hard to agree to, but that probably has to do with me growing up in Europe. The idea of home schooling in Germany where schools are superb, seems silly. However, in the US (and especially in our state, South Carolina) many schools are horrid and I find my self actually considering that home schooling might be a good thing if your area has only abysmal schools. I always have a fear that religious homeschooling will instill hatred for minorities in kids.

[donnellylv]

It was so distracting to see you contantly puffing on your pipe that I couldn't even watch this.

[B4man75]

I would base the curriculum on the Trivium (including religious studies, or not, as you see fit), the foundation of the Liberal Arts. Give the child a strong mental tool box to prepare for higher education, when she will be able to confidently tackle any subject she choose to pursue. I think some type of summer camp would be an essential element. Music (Arts) or Sports (PE) based, or both if possible. Drama camps would be cool. Do they even still have SummerStocks? Grammar, Logic, Rhetoric.

[B4man75]

For the sake of argument, I will side on the parents' rights to educate their child. I just hope they're educated enough themselves and extremely dedicated.

The social factor would worry the most if I were to home school a child. There's no skirting around the issue. I think you'd have to expose the children to as many secular social activities as possible. Team sports, hobby groups, and group dance or musical interests would be a definite.They're going to need exposure a diverse group.