As told everyone knows Alice through the mirror: you have to run as fast, that at least stay put. This is especially true for education: for all that is changing rapidly, and learning the task - to help children, these adults of tomorrow, adapt to the world flying forward.
And for this you need to learn how to learn. Lifelong learning. And in this country it is understood for a long time. Understood correctly.
Preparing for life, not for an exam
The education system in this country for many years a leader in the world ranking. According to international studies, which once in 3 years holds authoritative Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the Finnish students showed the world's highest level of knowledge. They are also the most read by children of the planet, took 2nd place in the natural sciences and 5th - math. Especially impresses the fact that at such high results of the students spend the least amount of time for their studies.
Practicality and usability once again
In Finland believe that the school should educate future successful schoolboy life, but it needs to be able to think, reflect, analyze, compare. It is important not to cram, and use educational material, internet to quickly and correctly solve the problem.
Secondary general compulsory education in Finland includes school two stages:
- the bottom (alakoulu), 1 to 6 class;
- upper (yläkoulu), with 7 to 9 class.
In an additional 10th grade students can improve their grades. Then the children go to vocational college or continue their studies at the Lyceum (lukio), in our opinion - 11-12 classes.
There are no "bad" or "elite" students
Comparison of students with each other is prohibited. Geeks, children of average intelligence and a deficit of such study in the same class. In Finland, schools are trying to create in society comfort to all those who require special treatment. All the people, all the children are really valuable, and every attempt to find this flavor - make it clear to the child that he is special.
From simple - to difficultat
Each child is offered an individual plan of training and development: given a separate set textbooks, is created for each set of tasks with the appropriate level of complexity and depth study.
And the estimated level of job performance: If you perform a simple task well, you get the "perfect" as the wise man, who suddenly solved Fermat's theorem. If you do a simple task - tomorrow will give a little more complicated. And if a higher level does not succumb again give the task easier.
Respect contract
Even first-graders in Finland know that empowered and can complain to the teacher social worker. You understand that it encourages teachers to respect the child as a person, and we value our reputation. As a place of high-paying jobs (teacher receives about 5000 euros, a teacher's assistant - 2.5 thousand).
Free education
Also in Finland, children receive free lunches, free go on field trips to museums, receives all necessary to study the office and gadgets (calculator, laptop). Any fees parental money is prohibited on school needs.
Freedom kiddy!
It manifests itself in the absence of requirements for clothing - come in your pajamas or even a Santa suit - and to the point conducting lessons (they can be carried out in the classroom, but can on the street, on a bench in the park, or even on grass).
Fun - hour
Teachers believe that children in school receive a serious burden and the house must have a rest. Moreover, both parents need to relax and not to teach in the evenings from the offspring of poems or theorem. Education is much better if the children will spend more time with his family - a walk in the forest, swim in the pool, going to the guests, etc.
What about the assessment?
The Finnish education system has a 10-point system, but up to 7 students only verbally evaluate the class, in the same junior school does not have any estimates in principle. There are no performance indicators for schools, students results are not reflected on the reputation of the teacher and the "alma mater".
interesting stuff
♦ Education "at the blackboard" does not apply, the students do not cause the material to tell. The teacher begins the lesson inspires charges for reflection on the topic during the lesson, or communicates with all walks in class and corrects the answers in their notebooks.
♦ The notebooks can write with a pencil, the teacher can correct in a notebook and pencil.
♦ Control, or independent tests - at the teacher's discretion.
♦ No public inspection of the Area Education Department and other authorities. Schools are working on a program that is only a recommendation, and each teacher can adapt them to your method.
♦ Stay for the second year in Finland irreproachable, especially after the 9th grade. It is believed that the best time to come practical training to learn all the knowledge.
The main plus
Finnish schoolboys have time to study and do have free time, filled with everything that should be in normal modern child - they are riding on roller skates and skateboards, running around in the movies, concerts, and just relax dream. However, they do not hate school and teachers do not jump in stress in the night due to the fact that the structure did not learn spirtoperegonnogo plant.
