What factors have helped Finland to excel in it's education system- Very contrary ideas compared to many countries:
Work more! Study harder! Live less????
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Finland have the least amount of outside work and homework than any other student in the world.
- Finnish students are getting everything they need to get done in school without the added pressures that come with excelling at a subject. Without having to worry about grades and busy-work they are able to focus on the true task at hand – learning and growing as a human being.
Why Finland’s education system is dominating the world stage.
Internationally despite calls for education reform and a continual lackluster performance, not a lot is being done or changing within the educational system.
What often happens is that students will learn to cram just to pass a test and teachers will be teaching with the sole purpose of students passing a test. Learning has been thrown out of the equation.
All children throughout Finland are graded on an individualized basis and grading system set by their teacher.
In Finland all the teachers are required to have a master’s degree before entering the profession. Teaching programs are the most rigorous and selective professional schools in the entire country.
Cooperation not competition
“Real winners do not compete.”
— Samuli Paronen
In Finland there are no lists of top performing schools or teachers. It’s not an environment of competition – instead, cooperation is the norm.
And also it's not about dominating with excellent marks or upping the ante. Instead, they looked to make the school environment a more equitable place.
In Finland students start school when they are seven years old. They’re given free reign in the developing childhood years to not be chained to compulsory education. It’s simply just a way to let a kid be a kid.
And again at school, focus is on relationship building. Students often have the same teacher for up to six years of their education.
Different needs and learning styles vary on an individual basis. Finnish teachers can account for this because they’ve figured out the student’s own idiosyncratic needs.
The overall system isn’t there to ram and cram information to their students, but to create an environment of holistic learning.
In Finland, Less stress, less unneeded regimentation and more caring.
Teacher rooms are set up all over Finnish schools, where they can lounge about and relax, prepare for the day or just simply socialize. Teachers are people too and need to be functional so they can operate at the best of their abilities.
(I'm trying to understand the education system of Finland, have read many articles and even published many snippets in this blog. And today I got a very interesting article presented in a lucid form. I take this opportunity to present this snippets).
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The above is only snippets, the full article is in the link. This is an initiative of Credence learning Foundation to bring views on education in a simple and lucid form.