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Re:Teens' mental health did surprisingly well in quarantine by wirrbel on Wednesday October 14, 2020 @03:26PM (#24780509)
I went to school in Germany and famously a majority of schools in Germany are half-day. My classes started at 7:30 and ended at 12:45 pm.

I had the afternoon to myself, did a lot of reading and rode my bike around town and into the fields. I still know a lot about topics I just was curious about (alphabets and writing systems across the globe, must have spent hours reading books on those). All that I wouldn't have been able to do with a whole-day school. Although now as a parent, I have to admit that it surely is easier to have your kid in school all day while you are at work.

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Re:Teens' mental health did surprisingly well in quarantine by CalRobert on Wednesday October 14, 2020 @04:33PM (#24781266)
"rode my bike around town and into the fields"

To be honest I would be terrified to let my kids do this, maybe because I grew up in a place where drivers are the leading cause of dead kids (the US).

This is very interesting regarding half day schools in Germany. We've considered moving to Germany for a while so our kids could learn German while they're young (also we just quite like the place). A half day school sounds enticing as well.

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Re:Teens' mental health did surprisingly well in quarantine by poulsbohemian on Wednesday October 14, 2020 @06:11PM (#24782281)
Do it. I'm an American who studied in Germany in college. My host family kids were so well adjusted and the education they received in public schools was a whole level above anything in any US school.
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Re:Teens' mental health did surprisingly well in quarantine by CalRobert on Thursday October 15, 2020 @02:37AM (#24785529)
Oh emigration goes without saying! We moved to Ireland. Should be naturalized in the next year which would make things a lot easier.

Thanks for sharing your experience, it's helpful to hear from someone who did it.

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Re:Teens' mental health did surprisingly well in quarantine by wirrbel on Saturday October 17, 2020 @04:14PM (#24812890)
Speed limit in our neighborhood is 30kmh (18 mph). And driving the bike into the fields meant like down the Road onto ways that were only open to farmers‘ cars.
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