When I was in school, we went to Spain on a vacation that cut a bit into school days (= after the end of the school vacation). So my mom told the teacher, and it was fine. The teacher said the holiday will be a lifetime memory and great learning experience, too.
However, I read several more recent stories where parents in the UK got into trouble (had to pay fine, or got in contact with the police) because their kid did not attend a few school days, but with the parent's consent.
Both countries have mandatory school laws.
> In my experience what is most amazing is how most citizens of this country just accept this and don't find it unusual.
Most Germans are obedient to authority, which seems one of the main reasons why the holocaust could happen (read about Milgram's 1961 obedience experiments worldwide, Munich "scored" top on this sad metric).
Also, people that have only lived in one country don't know it any other way. Perhaps everyone should move to Estonia for a year to open eyes...
However, I read several more recent stories where parents in the UK got into trouble (had to pay fine, or got in contact with the police) because their kid did not attend a few school days, but with the parent's consent.
Both countries have mandatory school laws.
> In my experience what is most amazing is how most citizens of this country just accept this and don't find it unusual.
Most Germans are obedient to authority, which seems one of the main reasons why the holocaust could happen (read about Milgram's 1961 obedience experiments worldwide, Munich "scored" top on this sad metric).
Also, people that have only lived in one country don't know it any other way. Perhaps everyone should move to Estonia for a year to open eyes...