Secondary School in Germany

School System in Germany is confusing for someone like me who came from the carabao island. Primary school from grade 1 to 4 is the same for all. Afterwhich, depending on their grades, kids are segragated between hauptschule (lowest) realschule (middle) and gymnasium (highest). But what is this oberschule and mittelschule about and where do…

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Incoming Student

Not sure about other country  but in Germany, there is so much drama for incoming first grader. Boy just had another round of medical check-up and issue raised was german and concentration skill.  We were asked if boy is going to school next year and Mann said: definitely. 😄 Question: Can anyone really stop us…

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School is Cool

Every child is accounted for in Germany so nobody gets left behind.  This means that school is mandatory and must be registered in a school by the time they reached the age of 6. To prove this, I received a letter from the state telling me that they have not received any record of my…

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