My grand padlet by Ahmed Ibrahim

Why should you attend schools in Finland?

64ahibrahim — 2024-10-02 14:35:44 UTC

Finnish students have been getting some of the highest test scores and that got other countries in the world concerned about the secret about schools in Finland.

Different kind of schools

64ahibrahim — 2024-10-02 14:35:54 UTC

Finland only offer public school education, they have no private schools where everyone learns the same. On the other hand, American schools offer private and public schools where private schools can cost about $35,000 per school year.

Background

64ahibrahim — 2024-10-02 14:56:16 UTC

Finland's education accepts all kinds of students. They don't care about where you're from or your background.

Ranked Top in PISA Survey

64ahibrahim — 2024-10-02 15:08:44 UTC

The survey compares 15-year-olds in different countries in reading, math, and science. Finland has ranked at or near the top in all three competencies on every survey since 2000

Homework

64ahibrahim — 2024-10-03 15:16:58 UTC

The Finnish education thinks that not everything in life would be school, tests, and homework, they want students to get experience from the real world and not sit at home all day and then maybe end up copying the homework from someone else and not study for a test because it's easy to get distracted when you're at home for example, your phone might be a distraction, your family asking you to do stuff with them, and you might feel lazy and put off your work to a later time. Outside activities are different for me personally since they can be done without any distractions and they are more fun and you get experience depending on what you're doing.(Sorry that was kinda long)

Population Size

64ahibrahim — 2024-10-03 15:27:26 UTC

Finland's population is just 5.4 million and 116,000 enrolled in upper secondary schools, which is much better than America's 333 million with at least 45.6 million students currently enrolled.

No standardized test

64ahibrahim — 2024-10-06 23:51:17 UTC

Teachers in Finland assign independent tests for each student at the end of the semester and receive an individualized grading by each teacher.

Outside school

64ahibrahim — 2024-10-06 23:57:57 UTC

Teachers want you to get creative outside of school, they don't make you stay up for a test all night to memorize everything but instead, engage in outside activities and get experience from other things other than school.

Immigrants

64ahibrahim — 2024-10-07 00:47:26 UTC

Finland provides immigrants with all opportunities as Finnish students no matter where they come from.

Location of living

64ahibrahim — 2024-10-07 00:51:47 UTC

Unlike American schools where the place you live decides what school you attend, Finland does not care where you live since all schools are the same and there's no good or bad school.

Choices of Schools

64ahibrahim — 2024-10-07 00:56:02 UTC

Parents in America get to choose the schools that their kids would attend. For Finland, you can also have the option to switch schools but it would all be the same since they have the same education.

Equity of Students

64ahibrahim — 2024-10-07 01:09:39 UTC

Finland provides education for all classes, they don't care if you're rich or poor. Even if you're dumb or smart. Everyone gets provided with the same education.

Lifestyle in School

64ahibrahim — 2024-10-07 01:36:09 UTC

Students get provided with free school meals, easy access to health care, psychological counseling, and
individualized student guidance.

Inequality in America

64ahibrahim — 2024-10-13 04:37:40 UTC

While the population size of America may give fewer opportunities for students, the financial crisis and Occupy Wall Street the movement has brought inequality in America.

Thoughts of Americans

64ahibrahim — 2024-10-13 04:41:39 UTC

Americans tend to ignore the success of Finland's education system since they're both very different countries in size

Educational Policy

64ahibrahim — 2024-10-13 04:46:59 UTC

It has been suggested by Samuel Abrams that Educational Policy is the key to the success of a country's school system than the nation's size

Immigrants concerns

64ahibrahim — 2024-10-13 04:52:06 UTC

While there were thoughts about Immigrants tending to concentrate in some areas and possibly slowing down the education in Finland, the number of foreign-born residents doubled over the decade and Finland didn't lose its edge in education as it kept up great scores.

The secret to Finland's success and how they achieve it

64ahibrahim — 2024-10-13 04:55:34 UTC

Finland's eductaion system doesn't just focus on school, but they care about what you do in your free time.