https://common-place.ingonoka.com/tags/schulpflicht/ Recent content in Schulpflicht on Common-Place Blog Hugo en Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://common-place.ingonoka.com/2026/10/17/bildungspflicht/ Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://common-place.ingonoka.com/2026/10/17/bildungspflicht/ <div class="paragraph"> <p>The AfD proposes a &#34;Bildungspflicht&#34;, which means that parents would have the right to school their children at home <span class="citation">(<a href="#Kirchner:2021bi">1</a>)</span>. The government schools remain in place, and home schooled children will be tested regularly.</p> </div> <div class="paragraph"> <p>I support such a change. Germany has stricter laws than most countries, forcing children to attend government schools, which in my view restricts the rights of parents and children too much.</p> </div> <div class="paragraph"> <p>The government threatens parents with jail or fines when they do not hand-over their children to a system that has lost its ability to provide children with a good education, and that is more concerned with indoctrination than critical thinking.</p> </div>