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Eugine_Nier comments on Education control? - Less Wrong Discussion

12 Post author: PhilGoetz 17 May 2013 04:32PM

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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?