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You've got your facts wrong. Compulsory education doesn't mean you have to go to a public school, it only means you have to attend school. If you are unhappy with public schools, you can go to a variety of private schools, which range from those with a religious background (Catholic, Protestant, Muslim even - there was a fascinating article on the in last week's "Zeit") to those that have a certain way of teaching like Waldorfschulen.
Compulsory education was introduced to make sure all children get an equal shot at education, rather than those who come from poorer families being taken out of school early (or never even sent there in the first place) to earn money instead. So firstly, I think you should get your facts straight, and secondly, I think compulsory education is a blessing that makes society a little more fair for people who were born into disadvantaged families..
Consider yourself fortunate to live in a country where education is important. There are many places where education is not available to the rank and file. Take advantage of the things being offered to you.
I think compulsory education protects the rights of children who would not have the opportunity to go to school otherwise. Even in a "highly educated" society where education is valued, there are always some parents who do not value it and their children would otherwise be forced to begin their adult working lives with the handicap of not having a basic educational background to offer future employers. It begins (or continues) a cycle of poverty which I believe would be a bigger social problem in the future than "violating" the rights of children by "forcing" them to go to school.
I guess it is all in your viewpoint. I see education as a privilege that deserves to be protected as opposed to the violation of a child's civil rights. Its hard for me to feel sorry for ungrateful children forced to go to learn when there are children much younger forced to work in sweatshops because they don't have any other options.
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