If not even a religious school in southern Germany is Christian enough for them, I think the birth land of fundamental rights is the right land to live out their fears. If they were only dissatisfied with the schools they knew, they could have found other compatriots to open up a new school, like other parents do. But there you go, the right to be fear-ridden is a basic human right and it is protected.
On 1 Feb., 18:52, frantheman <[email protected]> wrote: > A German family has been given political asylum in the US because of > their refusal to send their children to school in Germany and the > subsequent, according to the US judge granting the application, "well > founded fear of persecution." > > http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,674492,00.html > > Germany does not allow home schooling. The article in "der Spiegel" > explains: "Mandatory school attendance is based on "the idea that > group learning in school also helps develop social skills," says > Martina Elschenbroich, an expert on education law with the Culture > Minister Conference, an assembly that brings together education > ministers from Germany's 16 states. Children learn how to interact > with people who hold different views, which serves as the basis of a > democratic society, says Elschenbroich." The German position has been > upheld by the European Court of Human Rights in 2006. > > I am aware that the radical libertarian tradition in the US (and the > impossibility of mandatory school attendance for many chidren in the > legendary frontier days of the 19th. Century) gives home-schooling a > certain cachet. On the other hand, it seems to me that it harbours > great dangers in giving all kinds of - sorry to be so blunt - nuts the > chance to indocrinate their children with rubbish. > > Any thoughts? > > Francis -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en.
