Education: How Finland succeeded in reforming the education system ?
Finland has the highest school graduation rate in Europe. It’s education success story is acknowledged across the globe.
The transformation of the Finns’ education system began some 40 years ago as the key propellent of the country’s economic recovery plan. Educators had little idea it was so successful until 2000, when the first results from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), a standardized test given to 15-year-olds in more than 40 global venues, revealed Finnish youth to be the best young readers in the world. Three years later, they led in math. By 2006, Finland was first out of 57 countries (and a few cities) in science. In the 2009 PISA scores released last year, the nation came in second in science, third in reading and sixth in math among nearly half a million students worldwide. Likewise, the Finnish students outperformed their peers on several aspects of education.
Here are some of Astonishing Facts About Finland Education That Will Simply Blow Up Your Mind.
1) They don’t go to school until they turn 7
2) No, standardize test and no examination till the end of high school
3) They believe in Equality
4) No Homework
5) 20-hours a week school time
6) Tough Teacher Selection Method
7) The students are trained to speak 2 to 3 languages (Finnish, English, Spanish, Swedish, German )
8) No Private Schools
9) The Finnish teacher focus is on happiness of the student
10) Every school offers the same facility across Finland
11) In School, Itself They Have Poetry, Music , Sport, Cooking And Industrial Works
12) Finnish students are allowed to choose their future.
For more information you can visit the following websites
1) Why Are Finland’s Schools Successful?
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