The title of this article may sound familiar to you. I at least, it is not the first time that I have heard of that Finland has the best education in the world, and if it is a statement that is repeated so much perhaps it is because it is true, right? Well, I have not wanted to stay in the only "maybe" but I have gone further and I have started to look for reasons and reasons why it is often said that right now the country with the best educational system is Finland.
Here are the reasons why Finland has the best education system today.
For all this, Finland is the best in education
- The school is totally free, they support you with money on a monthly basis in addition to giving the students some school supplies for free.
- In Finnish schools no uniform is used. Students are dressed as they want, so there is complete freedom of choice.
- The typical "entrance exams" are not taken. They only ask desire and motivation to study.
- If you start studying Secondary, or enter the University, the State supports you with approximately 125 dollars a month.
- They do not forbid speaking in class, If not the opposite. It is allowed and also rewarded for students to express themselves freely and share whatever comes to mind.
- Is totally prohibido put students in different classes being guided by ability and / or intelligence quotient.
- No child goes to school before the age of 7.
- Students can rate your teachers. In case of poor marks, these teachers they can lose their position.
- They are never forced to do more than half an hour followed of homework.
- In case of excelling in some type of sport, the school itself assigns them a personal trainer.
- The students choose the menu of the week of the dining room and they can have dessert twice.
- The training takes place in a relaxed atmosphere where each student freely chooses their seat.
- El playground (recess) is equipped and designed so that children, whatever their age, can have fun.
- The exams can be done both individually and as a team (who has not dreamed of this option ever? In Spain this is unthinkable).
- If a student is seen selling drugs or does bullying to another minor, is Expelled from school without turning back.
- Each class has a maximum of 20 children and there are a total of 3 teachers in it.
- School starts after 10:00 am. This measure has been taken after it was learned that the infant human brain is not fully functional until after that time.
- Is totally children are prohibited from bringing homework or homework. This time is for minors to enjoy the total company of their parents.
What do you think of these measures taken by the Finnish State? Do you think that in our country it will be done exactly the same? There is so much to change!