May
19
Why do Laura's parents admit that?
Amsterdam – It is the great dream of a 13-year-old girl. Laura Dekker from the Netherlands alone will sail around the world. Her parents find the idea great, want to do everything that Laura's dream come true. But that's what it is huge in Holland trouble.
As the Dutch Ministry of Education refused to exempt Laura for the two year sailing trip from school. The operation was a violation of compulsory education.
Father Dick Dekker wanted to emigrate to New Zealand with his daughter, so Laura can pierce through them, with their 8.3-meter yacht "Guppy" in the lake. Laura has a New Zealand passport, because in the context of a sailing tour of her now divorced parents there on a boat came into the world.
On Thursday a court decides in Utrecht. At the request of the youth, it should withdraw the parents custody. Follow the court that application, the authorities could prevent the emigration of the police.
But what are these parents who let their 13-year-old daughter alone, sailing around the world? Do you want to meet her only daughter her dream? Or do they simply act irresponsibly?
"The project seems to me crazy that it takes almost bizarre traits. A 13-year-old let alone sail around the world, is impossible and irresponsible, "says education researcher Wolfgang Bergmann from Hannover. "The girl falls outside of the actual sailing in many situations, a 13-year-old is not just grown."
The view that it was the great desire of the child, no one should ever ban anything, he entgegenet: "So simple is not. It is a 13-year-old not a risk. "
What do you think of the young world traveler? Have your say!