Like the Finnish educational board says in their homepage: “The main objective of Finnish education policy is to offer all
citizens equal opportunities to receive education, regardless of age, domicile,
financial situation, sex or native language. Education is considered to be one
of the fundamental rights of all citizens.” I personally think that the Finnish
school system should be called king of school systems.
Personally I like being in school because it
is somehow homey in there. Because the schools in Finland are many times
smaller than in many other countries in the world so the teachers are able to
communicate more friendly with the students and the quality of the teaching is
really great due the small teaching groups. That is one big reason for the success
of Finnish school system.
A lot of the achievements of our school system comes
from the test results of our pupils and students. One key to success is absolutely
childhood. In kindergarten and in pre-school the children are thought how to
communicate with others and they are being prepared for whole life lasting
education.
In our society education is the alpha and omega in labour
market but when the pupils come to teenage the hormones involve in to the play.
Teens do not want to study and want to riot against everything possible. It is
a bad thing for their future because if you “hate” school and think it is a
prison your grades will go down like a Stuka on bombing run. Without good
grades you might not be able to get to the school you want. Gladly this happens
only to a small per cent of pupils in Finland.
Comprehensive school gives you all the tools you need
in further studying but from the beginning of our school career we nag about
one thing: Food. Nutrition keeps you sharp and you come happier with full
stomach. The school meals are free for pupils because they are paid by tax
funds. But the quality of the meals varies from school to school. Finnish government
spends around 50 cents/per student/per meal and in prison the price is almost
tripled! This has been a big topic here but nothing has changed unfortunately.
There is flaws in our system but the fact that it is
famed all around the world and our school system is tried to be copycatted all
around the world. That is one big achievement from Finland as a nation and a
society and I am really proud that Finland is on the top of the food chain when
it comes to education. I am really proud that I am going school here in
Finland.
Pre-school is definitely one of the main things in a successful school system. Like the name tells, it prepares children to school and because the most important thing in that age is playing, children learn through playing. This gives them a positive picture about school. Pre-school might also be the first place where a child is interacting with other children. Spending time with other kids is important because it develops social skills, such as sharing and good behavior.
VastaaPoistaIt’s a sad thing that when you come to teen-age, you start almost automatically hate school. We shouldn’t think school as a prison, more like a place where you can challenge yourself and get to know yourself better. School gives you the best keys for success but it’s up to you how you are going to use this opportunity. And because you are privileged to go to Finnish school, you shouldn’t waste this opportunity.
Milena