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I am at a loss for words given so much inappropriate privileged whining.

Since I have perceived the posts of the two fellow commentators differently and also have a different perspective on them, I would be interested to know why they are described as "inappropriate privileged whining." Especially since, as a woman without (own) children, I assume that the financial worries and existential fears, among other things, are multiplied when you have children. As an adult individual or couple, I think you always somehow get by.

I do not find our school system entirely good (we ourselves were already at the school authority this year and would have gone as far as the Ministry of Education), but there are supports that also have to be accepted. You cannot take everything away from the parents. Our after-school care has very good homework supervision. You can rely on the homework being fully completed, with this or that explained again. Nevertheless, the school and after-school care say that for 1st grade, 10 minutes of reading practice must be done at home, and you should look every day at the school materials to see what was done. Even that some parents cannot manage. Participation in educational opportunities is taken up very cautiously – whether that is only the case in the village because everyone knows everyone – no idea. This year, the OGS received a (quite generous) budget from the Free State of Bavaria for tutoring to compensate for the Corona deficits. Who attends the OGS? Not the children/youth who "need" it. The OGS is free of charge, except for participation in the warm lunch (40 euros per month). Everyone can also bring a sandwich, so nothing has to be paid at all. In addition, there are families who do not manage to send their children on time to the school bus. It is always the same children who are missing. They are then simply reported sick again for one day. How are you supposed to compensate for that in the best school system? However, there are also educationally disadvantaged families whose children always arrive on time with complete homework, who take care and get things done. Especially in rural areas, everyone goes to the same school. There sits the doctor's son, next to the boy whose father is in prison, behind them the entrepreneur's daughter who is friends with the housekeeper's daughter. There is a very different level of equal opportunity here compared to, for example, the USA, where anyone who can afford it sends their child to a private institution.

Why should it be forbidden to burn dry untreated softwood? I had assumed it was obvious that it must be properly dried first. The BImSchV also says nothing to the contrary.

Paragraph 3 of the BImSchV states what you are allowed to burn; waste wood is not listed there, which means you are committing an administrative offense by burning it. A well-informed stove owner should know that. In case of doubt, you can also inquire at your responsible municipal administration.

With disposable pallets, especially on eBay, you can never say whether and how they were treated, or where and how they were stored and what substances they came into contact with.

Yes, everyone has different starting conditions, BUT if I don't understand something in school as quickly as little Fritzchen next to me, I just have to sit down at home and study in order to still get good grades.

It makes a difference whether you have your own room at home where you can have some peace to study or whether you sit in a small children's room with two or three younger siblings.

If I have problems understanding long texts, then I read long texts in my free time as practice.

Books in a household are certainly an advantage there or if the parents have read to the children and sparked their interest.

If I'm bad at math, I practice math at home until I know the formulas.

In my environment, most people have needed math tutors.

Those who don't do all that and then sit in school and complain that everything is not spoon-fed to them there, but that they have to learn on their own initiative, are to blame themselves.

We are talking about children and adolescents. Admittedly, as a woman without children of my own, I do not presume to be able to judge what level of self-reflection can be expected from this group, especially when there are no positive role models at home.

It usually takes a few school years until children can learn alone in their room. The little ones need help, attention, and yes, also quiet.

Not reading at home is more of a not wanting to. It can't be due to money. There are libraries, book cabinets, books at Aldi and Lidl for little money, heavily reduced clearance items at Norma, even free ones in the junior bag at a fast food chain.

A problem arises when the child on the one hand is not supported (challenged) by their family environment and at the same time is a bit more intelligent than average. Then they get through elementary school relatively easily without ever having learned how to learn. At the Gymnasium, the grades then worsen, but they can still cheat their way through. Then, at 18/19 after the Abitur, they end up with an average of 2.7 and don’t really know what to do. They could not accumulate any success experiences (working/learning for something --> reward, good grade/diploma) and have no self-confidence because they think they only cheated their way through. At university, they really have to study, but are largely left to their own devices. Those who are not used to working out material themselves in study groups and especially just practicing can easily fail despite not lacking IQ and basic abilities. The skills and methods are simply missing. Learning these as an adult is immensely difficult. To intercept this early, you really just need a better key from teachers and educators to students. Then such a child can be supported early, they don’t get bored, school might be associated more positively, and skills and methods are better developed. Actually, we need compulsory all-day school with enough staff. Only in this way can we somehow counter demographic developments and at the same time achieve integration successes... Yes, it sounds like a (re)education camp, but given the variety of abilities of family environments, I would not rely on it going well as is. Another problem is that especially educationally disadvantaged groups tend to have many children. And then there are parents who want only the best for their children but lack the means due to illness to support them accordingly. If learning difficulties or dyslexia are added, things look really bad...