Re: Netherlandish schools (was Re: Untranslated notes)

On Monday 22 April 2002 13:52, Christopher wrote:
> Irina Rempt sekalge:
> ---
> I have three intelligent daughters, the first of whom will go to high
> school in three and a half years. I'm *worried*. I hope they change
> the school system again before that; the way it is now it can only be
> a change for the better.
> ---
>
> You might consider homeschooling them, at least in languages.
Not in the Netherlands. It's forbidden by law. Anyway, I want them to
go to school to learn that there are people who don't live the way we
do, because they won't learn *that* from our example.

I hope that they'll still be so enthusiastic about reading when they're
in high school that they'll teach themselves languages - I was a full
year ahead in Latin and took it with one class up, a year and a half
ahead in English and only had to appear in class for tests, and
taught myself (and my French teacher!) Welsh when I was fourteen.

   Irina

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