Educating Germany

The Dudek brothers recently undertook a marathon cycling tour from Germany, through Switzerland (over the Alps) and down to the Mediterranean Sea.

This is their video account in German:

Their English version is here:

Well done guys!  We look forward to seeing what else you get up to and muse upon, on your blog.

This review, by Milton Gaither, popped up on my radar today and I thought that it serves as a quick refresher of the issues of home education in Europe and Germany, especially for those new to understanding the situation.  I believe he also raises a valid point questioning whether Islam is playing into the added reticence of authorities towards legalising home education in Germany today.

Here is a trailer to a film being made by Andreas Holzhauer, Woodcutter Film Studios, about home education in Germany.  It is in German with English sub-titles.

Have just watched this documentary (in German), that aired on Das Erste on Sonntag, 23. Januar 2011, 13.15 Uhr, thanks to Youtube.  A little biased, in my humble opinion, but I am sure it is bringing the topic to the attention of a wider audience.

[For the record we don't have a television, (but we do have a computer,) and in no way do I think of our children as under-privileged or dis-advantaged - just the opposite!]