  > There are a lot of things you can't say or will get shut down for.

Such as? I honestly can't think of anything.

  > It is unacceptable to ban homeschooling. Some children need to be homeschooled, because of disabilities, or even high intelligence.

European education laws prioritize the child's right to education and social development over parental autonomy as an absolute. Mandatory schooling laws have been adopted to ensure minimum educational standards and to safeguard against neglect and abuse, which is especially important when it comes to disabilities. Someone with proper training and decades of experience will educate a disabled child far more effectively than a parent whose only guaranteed qualification may be knowing how to have sex.

▲ nephihaha 17 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I've seen what a complete crapshoot state education is first hand. My god daughter came out of school recently and can barely read and write. I had to suffer through it myself...

I find it amusing that homeschooling is so vilified and stereotyped. All the homeschooled children I know are BETTER educated not worse. Contrary to the stereotype. Schools have massive bullying issues and are often bad environments for neurodiverse people. Schools are very Lord of the Flies.

Home schooling is of course only as good as the people teaching but the same is true of schools. Most state curricula prioritise the state and adoration of the state... funnily enough

▲ jenadine a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> Such as?

Well, we can't say them.

(but it involves nazies, denying genocides, hate speech, and this kind of stuff. It also depends on the country)

▲ tmnvix a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> Such as? I honestly can't think of anything.

Jacques Baud, recently sanctioned by the EU for promoting conspiracy theories. https://data.europa.eu/apps/eusanctionstracker/subjects/1802...

	▲	mopsi a day ago \| parent [-]
		He is not an EU citizen and, as a foreigner, acts as a mouthpiece for a hostile dictatorship. The US has sanctioned similar people too, most notably Margarita Simonyan, the editor-in-chief of Russia Today: https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy2559

▲ carlosjobim a day ago | parent | prev [-]

Not all European countries have banned home schooling. Not even all members of the EU.

As for neglect and abuse of children, the public schools is where you will most readily find it. Including bullying until children commit suicide. And school shootings. Which is a lesser risk at home. No matter which continent.

	▲	nephihaha 12 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		No one said all EU countries have banned homeschooling. That is just one issue. Schools are a haven for bullying, both by students and teachers. I did have some good teachers but some of them were also the most cruel and abusive people I've ever met.
	▲	pezezin 8 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Please tell me more about the daily school shootings in Europe.