Finland's education success

tashaurora Says:

Apr 22, 2012 - I don't understand though..if there's no testing and all, how do you know if the students are actually learning the material? There could be students that slack off and don't bother with homework, etc, and don't bother to learn anything, and they'd have no reason to because they know that theyll get by just fine

btownallday789 Says:

Apr 23, 2012 - finland has the type of education I want a man could only dream ughhh fuck u.s education

iAngryPigs Says:

Apr 28, 2012 - If you are talking about Finland, we have exams here :o

Fafnd Says:

Apr 29, 2012 - You mean other then embarrassing themselves in front of their entire class when they do group exercises like the one shown above? Also they do have exams in Finland they just don't do the stupid things like turning them into make it or break it benchmark for how well a school is working.

M10663 Says:

Apr 30, 2012 - there is testing,but thats whe you reach about agr 15 or 16.

DadgeCity Says:

Apr 30, 2012 - I'm a teacher in England now, but I had some of my teacher training at a Finnish university. The biggest difference to me is that here it's all about government inspections, observing, constantly setting-achieving targets otherwise some funding might get withdrawn. All the teaching focuses on the exams from day 1, not on what the pupils actually need. I have to constantly provide "evidence of learning", spend my time doing paperwork, 4/5 training sessions will be on pprwrk and not teaching.

DadgeCity Says:

Apr 30, 2012 - Teaching in Finland was very thorough, very slow and relaxed, no stress, nobody ever rushes you to do anything, everybody can take their time. Apart from the government inspections and all what that means, schools in England are good: great ideas, lots of attention to the children. Great resources and modern teaching methods, and in a good school you get a lot of teacher support. Not enough music and singing, perhaps :-). Finnish kids eat much healthier school dinners, as well.

ScientificReason Says:

May 3, 2012 - I wish it was this way here, respect from the U.S.

gonzalo sierra Says:

May 7, 2012 - finns dont do any tests thats why they are so good at school, i would be too if i didnt do any tests

gonzalo sierra Says:

May 7, 2012 - i lugh when they say finns are the smarest in europe.. how would you know that

hawk45653 Says:

May 7, 2012 - The U.S should be ashamed! My teachers are awful, sure I go to a public school! Not in the inner cities though, I live in a very wealthy and upscale neighborhood and my schools don't even look like this!

Zander101084 Says:

May 7, 2012 - the united states is dooooooooooomed. it will be like trying to convince a bunch of snotty teenagers to do their homework. good luck!

MikiBoy15 Says:

May 7, 2012 - Well at least finns know how to spell 'laugh' and 'smartest'

MikiBoy15 Says:

May 7, 2012 - well people speak it much better than swedish in here that's for sure

BlizBob Says:

May 9, 2012 - "because in finland, where it is -50 degrees celcius all the year, there is nothing to do outside"Not true. For example our most beloved national hobby is to ride polar bears in jousting contests.

TheRandomSweed Says:

May 10, 2012 - Of course we have tests, but not as much as the US etc...

SchwarzRitter560 Says:

May 15, 2012 - They can spell and know when to use capital letters and punctuation.

whileimgaming Says:

May 15, 2012 - You dont get by "just fine", if you dont bother to do anything...Check your logic.

Hyyra Says:

May 15, 2012 - this is just propaganda.. when i was in school my teachers knew i was the worst student and they just didnt give a fuck. my teacher said "its ur problem that u suck" lol

mindfoolchaos Says:

May 17, 2012 - Mind fool chaos &/ or mindful unity.wmv

Oddeyeful Says:

May 19, 2012 - You can't say that everything is wrong because you have problems with school system. If you don't want to learn then there is no power to force you to do so. Don't blame others if you don't give a shit about education.

eLisDe4me Says:

May 22, 2012 - american schools should be more like finlands

M10663 Says:

May 25, 2012 - propaganda?look at the facts.finland has europes best education syste, and ranks near the top in maths and science laong with all the east asan countries like south korea,japan,singapore where they have a police state in term sof how they treat their children.

Hyyra Says:

May 25, 2012 - yes it is and who are u to say? u r from UK...