We’re concerned about the level of education our children are receiving, and curious what some people’s experiences were when moving around with kids. Especially for younger kids.
Our specifics:
The northern parts of N. America have a lot of flaws in their education, a lot, and it varies a lot by area, but currently we are in Denmark and the education could best be described as… “Saturday Morning Cartoons until 9th grade”. I don’t need to get in to the pros and cons of both systems, but one thing we’re very aware of is IF we should move back, our children would *probably* be considered very, very far behind at a *good* US school after 2+ year here.
It seems like there is nearly no science or history early on and very, very little until high school. The math is just behind. Full stop. Reading and language skills are poor, both in English and in Danish, except in how you treat other people (a *very* useful skill, but not one that is measured in the US…at all)
Education and personal growth are things that are really, really important to us. So, this is putting a surprising strain on our decision making.
Look at adults around you. Look at local workforce. Do you get an impression that those people are lacking in education? This need to be answered honestly without exaggeration.
I moved from Europe to USA 20 years ago. Yes education here was surprisingly different and it was easy to form a negative opinion but… Adult Americans around me are very highly educated. They are working highly specialized jobs that don’t even exist in my country of birth. Those adult Americans care about their kids education and they send their kids to the same school I was sending them to. ( of course I can’t say about all American, only those around me)
And today my kids are in the final stages of their education/ early stages of their careers and I am more or less satisfied. Definitely no regrets that my migration negatively effectuated my kids’ future.
That said, I would not be migrating with kids back and forward. I don’t think it worth it.