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RE: #FreedomFriday - Is School Literally Slavery? We Don't Need It Anymore.
Schools should be like Finland. I think they are number 1 in education
Schools should be like Finland. I think they are number 1 in education
I wonder what makes them number 1? I had some Finnish friends when I was in high school. Of course it never came up back then. All I remember is that they thought 'mericans were prudes.
In Finland, the day is only 60% as long, they get long breaks, there is no homework or tests until Grade 11. The children are asked a question rather than told an answer. The teaching method is very different. They don't learn individual subjects separately, but rather all subjects (reading, math, science, socials, etc) are mixed together in one topic being looked at. The same teacher stays with them for several years usually.
Also children don't start school until age 7.
All this, and when they finally write there first exams in Grade 11, they score #1 in the world!
That sounds far superior. I had friends from Findland while in high school. They were friends of the family that let us board our horses at their place. Very interesting people. I have lots of stories and anectodes about cultural differences, but I can tell you also that the boys I went to school with seemed way ahead of me/ us. For one thing, they all knew several languages as a matter of course. I miss them.
Doh, I already said that. I'm on mobile, so I didn't see the whole thread. ;)