Wednesday 1 October 2014

Finnish Education


The Finnish Educational System is famous worldwide. We will look into some aspects of the Finnish educational system during the first part of the course.

The general objectives of the course is to understand how the educational system is built.
What is the general philosophy?
What is the curriculum? Who makes it? Who is following it up?
How is the Finnish system different to the educational system in your own country?
Discuss in small groups:

 Why do you think Finland has become famous of its educational system?
How is the Finnish educational system constructed?
What values are central in Finnish education?
What is the teacher's role in University in Finland?
What is the teacher's role in elementary school in Finland?  

Write your group's reflections and answers to the questions in the comment box below, adding your names. 

 




 
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6 comments:

  1. Linda Krokfors1 October 2014 at 17:37

    Equality is important in the Finnish educational system!

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  2. Unknown1 October 2014 at 17:39

    1) Best results in PISA polls, free education
    4) Teaching and all activities associated with it.
    3) Equality, free education, creativity, analytical skills.
    Egor, Pawel, Josef, Ngoc

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  3. Linda Krokfors1 October 2014 at 17:42

    Autonomy!

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  4. Unknown1 October 2014 at 17:48

    2) The Finnish educational system has compulsory pre-school(1 year) then elementary school takes 9 years. After that you can choose vocational school or secondary school.

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  5. Anonymous25 October 2014 at 16:16

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dC9LZbOnWQc

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