When High School Is Bad

For many years the school system in Finland has been very successful. In the PISA survey, which compares reading, math and science knowledge of 15 year olds around the world, Finland is not only the top European country but also competes with Asian giants like Shanghai, Singapore and South Korea. But what makes the educational system in this small country so strikingly different from others in the western world.

Additionally, Albert Einstein once said, “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” There are different forms of intelligence that go beyond what our school system measures. Students are not a unit to be measured, and students cannot be assigned a numerical value to identify their intelligence. Students are diverse—they learn at different speeds, and they learn in different ways. Focusing solely on test scores is hurting our students and deviating away from building our society on success and excellence. Critics are slowly realizing the problems associated with standardized tests—they create anxiety, they are extremely biased, and they do not measure the ability to think deeply.

Finland has a different mindset on education, after the world war they came together as a society and determined that the best way to rebuild their society economically is to improve education for all. Instead of segregating students based on socioeconomic backgrounds, they focus on providing education for every

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.

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.

That is one reason why students who are labeled as “geeks or nerds” do good in school and student who are labeled as “street smarts” do worse in school. The students who are labeled as street smarts struggle in school because what is being taught is not something they can relate to or find interest in. Those students who struggle in school are not “stupid” or “lazy” they have a form of intellectualism that need to be developed.  Students can’t be judged because they are having trouble  succeeding in school when it's the school's fault for not trying to reach the students who are labeled as street smart just the ones who are labeled as “geeks” or “nerd”.

Over the course of many years, several things have changed, including technology, science, and people; however, our culture and idea of education have not. Some of these problems include teachers that are not being as valued as they should be and students who are changing both physically and mentally, but are still not being supported by our education system. The education system itself is also problematic as well, but it can be fixed with a change in our culture. Teachers and students are the base of the education system, and by not helping them, the system is not helping itself. Students are gaining new emotions and viewpoints, but the education system has had a hard time keeping up, even teachers are changing but are still undervalued.

Recently, I read an article called “America Hates Its Gifted Kids”. This article is about how America; one of the greatest economical leaders in the world, is lacking substantially in educational intelligence. The country is also treating its gifted kids with little to no courtesy when it comes to education. The author, Chris Weller, has been a reporter for many different publishing businesses and likes to focus his reports mainly on how different worlds overlap. He talks about how the United States educational system focuses more on helping their lowest scoring children reach the minimal standards, while it is also taking away valuable time from the higher scoring children. I agree with Chris Weller entirely; The education system today takes

“Let’s wrap things up”, Mary said. Timothy, Tracy, and Mary were all in the process of closing Wal-Mart tonight for work. Timothy was grabbing his keys to head to the door when all of suddenly the doors slammed shut and locked. Mary, Tracey and Timothy all shot each other a petrified look. Not knowing what’s going on they try to get a hold of their manager only to find out they have no signal. While trying to brainstorm on what to do they hear the intercom come on. “Let’s play a game, hide and seek last one alive wins.” They all look at each other with frightened looks. Timothy says, “Let’s try getting out of here again.” When they look at the doors again they realized someone locked it with chains from the outside. Mary says, “I know there

The entire concept behind airplanes is to construct them in such a way that the airflow pattern around generates lift allowing them to fly. This airflow is produced by the forward motion of the plane through the air. The forward motion of the plane is produced by its engine, which could be a propeller engine or turbine. These engines create thrust by accelerating the air in front of them backwards. The acceleration of the air backward pushes the plane forward due to Newton’s third law as every force has an equal and opposite force.

One of the spookiest experiences was when I was at the beach and the waves took me under. I got held under for a while and the force of the water made me hit my head on the ocean floor. Then it finally took me to shore. This scenario is related is related to the traits of Gothic Literature and Magical Realism because the ocean was violent and dangerous. These two genres are similar because they also have Realistic setting and details. However, Edgar Allen Poe’s “Where is Here”, is an example of Gothic Literature because there are many times that there is horror, or suspense in the article. When they describe how the stranger is around the house, or when they explain how he reacted when he went to the room, this is all Gothic Literature. (Hailey)

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.

Imagine you are a new kid at school. You are overweight, you have no friends, and your grades are bad. How would you feel if you were that child? You would feel depressed. Any child who has to go through that should not have to.

Findland’s education system is a well-known topic in Latin America. People talk about it everywhere. It is documented on the newspapers, social media, and television. Every year, the World Economic Forum releases its Global Competitiveness Report on the state of the world's economies, and in 2016, Finland topped the list (World Economic Forum, 2016). The schools’ repeated successes in national education rankings suggest that there is something great and rule-breaking about this education system that we should explore.

Education a hundred years ago is far different from the education today. Each generation is exposed to more and more information. This information needs to be processed and delivered to individuals. Education is the vehicle to do this. Reading, Writing and arithmetic will always be the backbone to education. However, education must also look at society and determine what more is needed to do. In our society today, computer and AIMS testing are the main focal point. Over ten years ago, high school students were being exposed to the use of the computer. Today in the 21st Century, children in kindergarten are receiving the necessary information to become computer literate. Without education keeping its eyes on what is happening in society, the next generation will be left behind. Education is the eyes and ears for society. The young people in schools are receiving