The Finnish Schooling System

In the world, countries are competing to have the best education system. Some countries such as America spend thousands of dollars per student during the school year yet have average test score. America should focus in a different system to help students raise their test scores and education. America should look at Finland education system. Finland grants equality education to all, have a better education structure system, and Finland comes to the top in test scores. While some people might say Finland does not have a large population, which helps the country with less education cost.

"What Americans Keep Ignoring About Finland's School Success" by Anu Partanen begins by talking about the great success Finland has had with their school system after they reformed. Finland completely changed their outlook on school and how it is perceived. Finland now has the highest test scores among the world without all the standardized test and ample amount of homework. The focus is on engaging children in creative play and providing a healthy, safe environment for children. There are no private schools in Finland and children are provided with free schooling, free meals, easy access to health care and counseling. From pre-K to a Ph.D there are no tuition fees. The three major reforms made to the school system

What makes Finland's schools so great? Why does American school's need improvement? How can Americans improve their school's? Anu Partanen tells us all about it in her essay "Finland's School Success What Americans keep ignoring." I find her essay very interesting being a mother of 4. I myself agree with her essay, I see how us Americans can make our schools better. She has done amazing research on Finland VS American schools. She points out that, Finland school systems are much better than American school systems.

In the 1970’s Finland was not at the top of the education chain, in fact their education system was doing poorly (NEA). Finland has been changing their education system over the past 35 years to make their education system better. They have changed their education system to become very successful. When looking at the differences between the United States education system and Finland education system has obvious differences between the testing, the paths for the students to take, time management during school hours, and the environment of the classroom.

4, Partanen).” Education is Finland is used as a way to even out social inequality. As Sahlberg addresses, “This means that schools should be healthy, safe environments for children (p. 4).” Because of this, school meals are free for students, and health care is easily accessible, as well as psychological counseling and student guidance. In the end, Finland has proven that it is indeed possible to achieve

In this Article, Partanen states the differences in America’s education system and Finland’s education system. She mentions that one of the leading Finnish authorities on Education reform, Pasi Sahlberg, visited the U.S. In this visit, there were many things revealed on how Finland has been so successful with their education,

The Finnish school system’s main goal is to provide a safe environment, free meals and means to meet personal needs such as individual guidance, including counseling. The Finnish education’s main motivation since the 1980’s is that every child should have the same opportunity as they peers. Regardless of economic background or geographical location, education has been seen as a way to clear social inequality. When looking at the country’s diversity “as of 2010, just 4.6 percent of Finnish residents have been born in another country, compared with 12.7 percent in the U.S.” (Partanen

The Finnish Model will work well on reforming the U. S. because it provides equal education and opportunity for everybody. In the country of Finland, “there were no high-tech, interactive whiteboards in her [Kim’s] classroom…no police officer in the hallway” (p. 83). This suggests that these students do not need fancy equipment or armed protection to be the smartest kids in the world. In addition, the Finnish want everyone to be successful despite their circumstances at home, and one way they do so is possessing academic and vocational schooling. This gives students a choice between two equitable options of education instead of forcing them down a one-way path to graduation. The U.S., in my opinion, would greatly benefit from allowing this option in their schooling system because it allows students freedom over their future.

Chapter 5 described Kim’s perspective of students in Finland. The chapter also explained the process to become a teacher in Finland in comparison to the United States. Kim was surprised about how serious and focused students are in Finland. She was especially shocked that even the stoner kids did well in school because back home in Oklahoma, she believed the

The difference of two years for the commencement of compulsory education contributes to the effectiveness of the Finnish education system, as opposed to the American system. Starting compulsory school at the age of seven, students have more time to mature and recognize school as a positive environment. Students are determined and poised to learn more at school if they enjoy the environment, as opposed to the United States system, where children typically start school around five, offering a more negative outlook on school. The opportunity cost of having American students start earlier in their education careers is the lack of determination and positive view in the starting years of instruction, which makes the system less effective.

As America is not a leader in academic achievement, it would be helpful to take note of what more successful nations are doing for their students. Finland is regarded as one of the best at educating their students, according to the World Economic Forum. As the New York Times Article “From Finland, an Intriguing School-Reform Model” describes, there are many lessons that we can take from their successes. Many of their practices seem unorthodox to us, but it is hard to argue with the results. Finnish students do not start school until they are seven years old, and they are not given homework or tests until they are well into their teens. They are also given on average three times as long of a recess as

In the 1970’s, Finland didn’t have a spot at the top of the education chain; in fact they had a poor education system (NEA). Finland has changed their education system over the past 35 years to make it better. They have changed their education system to become successful. When looking at the American education system and the Finland education system there are obvious differences between the testing, the paths for the students to take, the time management during school hours, and the classroom environment.

The American education has tried to make recent changes to accommodate higher education and learning by implementing Common Core Standards. According to “The Common Core State Standards” magazine by Allison Jones and Jaqueline King, “Common Core Standards were created to ensure that all students graduate from high school with the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in college, career, and life…” (Jones and King 37). Although the common core emphasizes these values, it is still an ongoing process with some issues. On the other hand, Finland focuses on these values and invests in the future of their country through their education system. Finland is ranked as one of the best educational systems in the world and uses different approaches to ensure the success of their students. Both countries have strengths and weaknesses in their education system, overall, Finland has a better education system than United States and by implementing some of the Finnish approaches the American education can be more successful.

Finland, once a country with heavy Soviet influence and schooling reserved for only the rich, pulled together and created an education

Education is a key role in providing individuals with the knowledge, skills and competences, which are important to participate effectively in society and in the economy. Moreover, it believes that in such areas as health, civic participation, political interest and happiness, education can improve people’s lives. It speeds up development of nation and country. Education is also about learning skills of life. Studies, which were made by Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, show that educated people live longer and take participation in politics and in the community, where they live, more actively (OECD, Better life, Index.2015). However, one of the main problem of mankind is also education and starting formal schooling. In different countries, we can notice different education system and this essay will demonstrate similarity and differences of education system between England and Australia.