Eugine_Nier comments on Education control? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Eugine_Nier 24 May 2013 05:56:24AM 0 points [-]

That is very interesting. Why is that?

Well in Germany it was banned by the Nazis who wanted to make sure all kids were exposed to their propaganda, and the law in question has never been repealed.

Comment author: dhoe 24 May 2013 12:34:23PM 0 points [-]

Are you sure? It seems like the Weimar constitution (article 145) introduced mandatory school attendance in 1919?

Comment author: Eugine_Nier 25 May 2013 11:02:55PM 0 points [-]

That's not the same thing as banning homeschooling. For example, the US had mandatory schooling, but that requirement can be satisfied by homeschooling.

Comment author: dhoe 26 May 2013 06:34:26AM 0 points [-]

"Mandatory school attendance" in Germany means exactly that though. The legals concepts are Bildungspflicht or Unterrichtspflicht in Austria (mandatory education) which can be satisfied by homeschooling, while Schulpflicht (mandatory school attendance) prescribes visiting an actual school.

Where did you get that "Hitler did it" from?