Schools in Finland can be called the school of the future, so amazing passes in their training. Finnish pupils strain to a minimum, and the level and quality of knowledge are one of the best. What's the secret?
It's amazing, the Finnish students spend on their studies less than children in any other country. And yet, year after year the students show the highest level of knowledge in the world, are the most reads on the planet, occupy the top of the world rankings for all kinds of exact and natural sciences.
10 principles of the Finnish school
- In Finland, private schools is small, basically all the state, and all work on the principle of equality - there is no division into elite and ordinary. The principle of equality in this country one of the principal: all schools have the same opportunities, equipping, financing. Any charges money to parents is strictly prohibited. As well as carrying out the survey - no one is trying to find out the social status or place of work moms and dads.
- Education in schools free of all needs of the pupil concerned State, when the child goes to school, parents nor buy him anything, from the first to the last class, everything from pens and books to a laptop (!) the child gets school.
- Fed children in free schools, the child not only has its own dining room table, but also lunch can order to your liking, just go to the school website, and choose a menu for a month forward.
- At the expense of school children visit museums, excursions, extra classes of interest.
- There are no divisions in the strengths and weaknesses of the classes on the strengths and weaknesses of students, children with special and limited ability to teach in one class.
- There is no form, you can walk to school in what is convenient, even in your pajamas.
- Homework is usually not available, it is believed that after school the children should be distracted from their studies, have a rest and spend time with their parents, rather than learned.
- For the board to tell the learned homework not cause. The teacher announces a theme, and children perform the tasks. By the way, you can write in their notebooks, even pencils.
- Schools exist on the principle of equality between the child and the adult pupil-teacher. Every student knows his rights, that he is a person, and it is forbidden to offend even a word. The principle of respect for the student assumes that if the child complained of a teacher who broke the general "Harmony" in the school, his contract will be terminated soon (by the way, is a contract school teachers only 1 year).
- Examinations terrible state control and certification tests students do not write, is performed only one mandatory test at release from the school. And children is not particularly ready for this test and the result is not experiencing neither teachers nor children nor the parents: what will be, and it is fine.
- The training program is made so that the children are given only the knowledge that can be useful in life. No higher mathematics and the like. But Finnish children will be able to draw up a contract, they know how to use a bank card, will be able to create a portfolio, calculate the percentage of the tax for the sold land and develop their own Web site.
- For each student compiled its own training program, it is suggested to start with an easy task, if you want a little more complicated - please. Difficulty child chooses.
- Estimates of up to 7 class sounded only in oral form, and generally are not as important as in our schools, they need only to motivate the child and no one else knows about them.
- During the lessons a child can do things that are interesting to him. For example, can read a book instead of watching the movie theme. It is believed that once the baby book interesting and useful means.
- The schools are not forced to learn and try to attract the child's attention. If you can not provide guidance on the basic school subjects, provide an opportunity to do things that will be useful later in life to develop some or profession.
Significant estimates and formulas
Despite the softness and delicacy of learning approach to children, school control in Finnish schools is mandatory. All information about the student is in a special electronic diary, where parents can see all school life of their child, learning assessment, recommendation of the psychologist, health visitor, social worker etc. All missed classes need to work out if a child disturbs other, indulge, distracted - lesson time will not be counted. But nobody will scold, cause parents to school to scare director, and what will be left for the second year... After staying repeaters for Finnish students - not a shame.
Finnish schools are trying to teach a child the main thing - to be able to think, to be independent - that is what is useful in adult life and more important than high ratings and memorized formulas.
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