Ambassador unveils secrets of education in Finland

[FarCenter]

"The key is that teachers have to be in good quality." Ambassador Gustafsson said in the interview, "Teachers in Finland are well trained and they all have university degrees."

"Unlike many other western countries," Ambassador Gustafsson said that teachers in Finland are allowed only to teach, not take care of things beyond curriculum. For example, sports games and communicating between families and schools.

"Teachers only teach. Once they focus on what they do best, also they get also better results."

Teacher’s social status is very high. Ambassador Gustafson said "In some towns, teachers get elected as municipal officials because they are respected by people."

"Schools and teachers can quite openly choose the material they used in teaching children." Ambassador told People’s Daily Online another mystery of Finnish education is that teachers have lots of say to curriculum of the young children.

Even given to the freedom, schools have narrower difference than any other counties in the world, Ambassador said.

http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/203691/8460541.html

[NYC_SKP]

1. Recommended. (nt)

[Rosa Luxemburg]

2. can quite openly choose

I wish

[Starry Messenger]

3. Also:

"Education system is something that Finland never try to cut down because of saving costs, instead, we kept enhancing education system all the time, even in the difficult years."

Basic education is free and compulsory for children between the ages of 7 and 16. It includes tuition, books and supplies, the midday hot meal, and transportation in cases where the student lives more than 5 kilometers from the school.

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[FarCenter]

6. It is interesting that the Finns, like a number of other countries, start school at 7.

They undoubtedly have a good child care system for younger children, but the emphasis is not on education.

[liberal_at_heart]

4. K&R

I refuse to believe that we can't implement some of these things into our education system. It's called priorities. Just like individuals countries are successful in what they put their efforts into and focus their priorities on. Don't half ass it like we do. Countries that succeed at education go all in and they get the results that come with putting the proper effort into.

[Wilms]

5. ^