Firstly, I must say that in Germany a school there. Each child must be attending school. In each state, the school is governed. Mostly it's nine years that a child in the school must go.

In Germany there are approximately 36,000 public schools and 2600 private schools. Private schools are those schools for which parents must pay something. Public schools are state or province and are free.

With six years of a German child in the school. Before, it was mostly in the kindergarten. The first class is then visited an elementary school. Most of the primary school lasts four years, but in some cases even six years.

Then the parents must decide how it is for the child continues. Are the notes very well? Or rather not? The notes will be in Germany, 1-6 forgiven. A one is the best grade, a six is the worst. According to the fourth grade, children can continue going in the Hauptschule. This lasts until the ninth grade and is the school with the lowest degree. Who was on a school, then usually makes a lesson, that is a craft professional, as a painter, carpenter or similar.

You can also go to the Realschule. When I went to school, it was for children from the sixth grade possible. Who, for example, has noticed that the school is too easy, which went to the school. Here is one very handy on the lives prepared to learn, for example, in addition to the normal subjects like maths and English but also German, or with ten fingers on a keyboard to type or bookkeeping. The Realschule is with the "Middle maturity" completed and lasts until the 10th Class.

With very good or good grades can get to the fourth class is also going into high school. In high school the children learn foreign languages, chemistry, physics and related subjects. The school takes up to the 13th Class, meanwhile only until the 12th Class. It focuses increasingly on their own interests. The last two years at the school is known as college level. It offers so-called basic and advanced courses. I had, for example, as majors in German and English, each 6 hours per week. Subjects that you do not like, you can uncheck. That means you must not do. This is of course limited. I was lucky and was able to deselect chemistry.

In the college level requires a skilled, ie an approximately 30 pages long scientific work on a specific topic. This will be a preparation for the study, because the high school who is with the so-called Abitur concludes, may be attached to a university study. The Baccalaureate, the German youths with 18 or 19 Then the boys nor the military, the federal government, as we say. Or they can afford civilian, for example, in a nursing home or working in a kindergarten. One of both is mandatory. Only those who have physical problems, will be exempt from this requirement. With 19 or 20 then start at the school to study.

About the school system in Germany is much discussed. Criticism is often that the children already at the age of ten years be forced to Hauptschule, Realschule or Gymnasium to decide. That was much too soon, say experts. Also often been criticized that the high school up to the 13th Class lasts. In Europe this is too long. Therefore, the time now for a year.

The children are usually the way, in Germany only in the morning to school. It starts against eight clock morning and ends at one. In high school sometimes afternoon classes to two hours of sports, or in most cases four hours teaching. If the parents but the whole day to work, there is a crèche where the children after school can go. There, they get food and they can do their homework.

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