https://lebeninsider.com/en/tags/expat-parenting/Recent content in Expat Parenting on Share HubHugo -- gohugo.ioenSat, 11 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0100https://lebeninsider.com/en/germany/living/primary-school-turkey-vs-germany/Sat, 11 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0100https://lebeninsider.com/en/germany/living/primary-school-turkey-vs-germany/<h1 class="relative group">Primary School: Turkey vs Germany <div id="primary-school-turkey-vs-germany" class="anchor"></div> <span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100 select-none"> <a class="text-primary-300 dark:text-neutral-700 !no-underline" href="#primary-school-turkey-vs-germany" aria-label="Anchor">#</a> </span> </h1> <p><em>No homework until age 10. I had to read that twice.</em></p> <hr> <h2 class="relative group">🇹🇷 Turkey: Academic Pressure, Early <div id="-turkey-academic-pressure-early" class="anchor"></div> <span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100 select-none"> <a class="text-primary-300 dark:text-neutral-700 !no-underline" href="#-turkey-academic-pressure-early" aria-label="Anchor">#</a> </span> </h2> <p>Turkish primary education begins at age 6 and places significant emphasis on academic performance from early on. Homework, exams, and ranking become part of a child&rsquo;s life quickly. The pressure to perform well — to secure a place in a good secondary school, then university — begins earlier than many parents would choose.</p>