Comparing a Spanish and a Norwegian high school by Temi

Temi

temimadarnas — 2018-03-19 12:36:05 UTC

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Sara Losada

2018-03-25 15:10:35 UTC

Our education system is really different from Norwegian one, but this is obvious because it’s a completely different culture.

There are some really interesting changes, for example having a meeting with their Contact teacher to help them improving from time to time. And also, taking an exam after each year to assess students seems really interesting to them so that they can have some practice and they can do well in the university entrance exam.

Sara Moya

2018-03-25 16:50:48 UTC

After having read all the information, I would like to make some comments:
Firstly, I consider that our method of obtaining a job as a high school teacher is more appropriate since it requires an effort that only those who really want to dedicate themselves to do this work would do.
Secondly, I think the way they evaluate is much more interesting and productive than ours.
Finally, I really like the way they organize the day, it allows them a better organization and to be more relaxed. Above all, breaks seem very interesting and useful.

Andrea Gallego

2018-03-25 18:19:02 UTC

I think that everything is very different from Spain, especially the education system.
There are a lot of things that it is better than our method. For example, they have got ten minutes between classes to relax or eat something. On other hand, we have got three clases and we can stop, so i think that is one of the reason that people are not silent or quiet.
Finally, I was suprised by the way they evaluate the students and that the exam to access to university is so different.

Andrea López

2018-03-25 18:37:29 UTC

Temi has written a blog in which she has told us some details about her trip to Norway.
The other day we were speaking with her about her stay there. All that she said was good and really impressive.
But it's true that there are some differences between our school and yours. Our lessons are more passives and stressful. There are only two years to study and prepare to us to go to the university and be adults. We can have exams on Mondays and it's usually that we have to do homework on weekends....Yeah, I know it, this's really different.
After I read our teacher's blog, I would like live or travel there. I think that your educational system is really interesting and can teach us another way to learn and see the world.

Isabel Rodríguez

2018-03-25 18:57:31 UTC

From my point of view, there are many differences. This does not mean that one educational system is better than another.
What I have observed is that in Norway, the objective of the teaching staff is to motivate and help the student (the student's opinion about teachers is very important).
On the other hand, in Spain, as you have to pass an opposition to have a fixed position, when you get it, some teachers come to consider that it is not necessary to have a concern for the students.
I was also struck by the fact that there are no homework for the weekend. Those two days are considered as rest, necessary for everyone.

Carla Rodríguez

2018-03-26 10:04:37 UTC

From my point of view it is clear that the educational system of Norway has quite a difference with Spanish.
One of the things that catch my attention is the fact that you have breaks between classes, that students are so respectful and quiet and finally that teachers are prohibited from putting homework or exams for the weekend. I think these are measures that we should adopt in Spain

Víctor Díaz

2018-03-29 08:49:19 UTC

There exist many differences between Spanish and Norwegian education systems. The most remarkable ones I've noticed concern the relationship between teachers and students.

Because norwegian teachers are obligated to plan their week in advance, students can organize better. They also celebrate regular meetings with their students, who evaluate their teachers twice a year. Hence, teachers and students have a closer relation, which is good for the performance of both.

Jose Manuel

2018-03-30 13:08:34 UTC

There are so much differences between spanish and norwegian educational system.
I honestly think that norwegian system is better and more efficient for students and teachers.
The first difference I could notice is that in norwegian high schools the marks goes from 1 to 6, while in Spain it goes from 1 to 10. This is very important because, in norwegian system, only if you get a 1, you fail the subject, but in Spain it is from 1 to 4, which makes our system very stressful.
The second difference I noticed is that in Norway you can't leave homework for the weekend or holidays, or put an exam on a Monday. It's normal in Spain to leave homework on the weekends while you have an exam next Monday, so you will spend all your free time studying and doing homework...
The third and last diffenrence I will talk about is that in Norway you can not pay attention to your teacher, that he will just keep on going with his class and he won't tell you off if you aren't making noise or disturbing your classmates. You can even play videogames that he won't tell you anything, and this in Spain is impossible.
In conclusion, there are so many differences between or system and yours, and, in my oppinion, we should change ours aiming to improve it and maybe we should copy yours.

Antonio López

2018-03-30 14:45:00 UTC

After have read all the information I have to say that the Noruega’s education system sounds very well. It’s very good that teachers understand all we are in a very difficult age and sometimes we forgot turn off our mobile phones, we can be thinking about other things and sometimes we have a bad day so if they shout us can be frustrating. In my opinion to don’t have homework at the weekends or exams on Mondays is a very good idea because all them have time to study the next exams and they have free time to spend with their friends and their family but if I really like is to don’t compite with our friends because in Spain we have to “win” to other people to enter at the university. I think that the disposition of the classes and the laptops make it easier but they aren’t absolutely necessary.
But at the other hand we are used to our model so I think that a very big change like this could affect us.
PD: sorry for be late:(

Juan Pablo Echeverri

2018-03-30 15:44:41 UTC

After reading the text I could have verified that both the educational system and the relation between professorship and student body is very different compared with the one that exists here in spain. I will focus on a couple of aspects regarding the student-teacher relationship that are those which most influence us

First of all I think that the individual meetings with students are very useful for their evolution and efficiency because these talks can help him to improve.
Second if teachers announce the development of the subject throughout the week it helps the student to prepare most important aspects that will be taught in that week
Finally we can see that the percentage of approved in Norway is clearly much higher because the note goes from 1(Fail) to 6(2,3,4,5,6aproved) being 16,66% of suspense vs 83,33% approved than spain where the notes goes from 1(1,2,3,4 fail) to 10(5,6,7,8,9,10 approved) being a 40% vs 60%.
With all this here we can notice the big difference that exists between norwegian and spanish high schools

Luis Pérez Iglesia

2018-04-01 15:43:46 UTC

After reading Temi's daily blog it's obvious that education in Norway is way better than the one we have here in Spain.

They have their own laptops which can be used during class,that lasts 45 min and then 10 min break.

One of the most necessary and obvious things, which we dont have, is that exams cannot be set on a monday and homework is not allowed on weekends and holidays.Its incredible how this education system is very well thought out.

Diego gonzalez

2018-04-03 15:04:04 UTC

After having read your blog I can say that the Norwegian education system has similarities but in other things it is very different. I was surprised about having to examine each course after finishing high school, but on the other hand having 3 high school courses could be a good idea for Spain to my point of view,because we only have 2 and i think that is more relax to have three. Other interesting things are the room to leave our things or having to meet with the tutor and with our parents at the same time. I honestly would not like the last hahaha,because in Spain we don´t do this. I think that each system has its advantages,for example in Norway the threatment that recieves the estudents is more personal than in SPain but I could not say which is better.
PD:Sorry for be late.

Julio Cesar González Echeverría

julioge_jg — 2018-04-03 15:30:08 UTC

Firts of all, Its incredible the diferences between both types of education, they lessons seems so relaxing without any pression, looks like if you want to pay
attention to what i say good, If you dont want to there is nothing amiss, The way that the teachers and students are look incredible, here a lot of people think
the institute is an stressful and uncomfortable place, there is the opposite they have a room only for their jackets and they can walk in flip flops if they want
and if we add that they have 2 recess and 10 minutes after every class to rest.. A spanish student would see this like a dream school.
While I read your blog I could feel a different relationship between teacher-student there in Norway, The teacher is more closer to student, They are more organized
putting what they will do along the week. In general it seems to me a very advanced education (They can pay the lunch with a debit card inside the school, unbelievable)
And we should apply some things from their educational system in ours.

Sofía Izquierdo Somoza

2018-04-03 15:49:42 UTC

After reading your blog I am really surprised with the education system in that Country, because it has a lot of differences between our country. But I think that the most interesting thing is that they don’t have our “selectivo” so they don’t have to compite to enter in the university they want. With that method they are less stressful and I think that is better to have one more year of high school without the “selectivo”
PD: sorry for being late

2018-04-03 15:54:11 UTC

Xacobo Fouces Fernández

2018-04-03 16:08:17 UTC

After having read all of Temi s experience in Norway, I think I can say that his education system is better organized than ours here in Spain.
On the one hand when they are in the school can feel at home and this I think that favors that children like to attend class.
On the other hand, they don t have so many years of compulsory education, so if anyone wants to start working, they can do it and not interrupt the rest of their friends in their studies.

All of us should reflect on our education system and try to change somo things of it.

Alejandro Blanco

2018-04-03 16:22:15 UTC

After reading your Norway's experience I realise some of the differences between both educational system.
Firsty, I have noticed the freedom that nowegian has in some aspects present in classes, like drink or have a little snack. Also looking the Norway's enviroment looks like more comfortable that allows the students to have a better way to work adequately.
In my point of view Spanish students have more pressure in theis studies maybe this could be favorable for us but I think that having more work incite us having less organization, being anxiety and being less educated that other foregeiners students

Gloria Aldeguer Rodríguez

2018-04-03 16:53:25 UTC

After reading all about Temi´s experience i can say that the Norway´s education sistem is really different in comparation with the Spanish sistem.

In my opinion Norway´s sistem is better than our sistem.They have more benefits than us,for example each student has their own laptop given by the school.They have too 10 minutes between classes for having a little break,i think that it´s very good for the students,like this they enter more rested and at the next hour they focus better.

In conclusion they have great innovations that can be applied to our educational system to help improve it,whe should learn more about their method.

Sara González

2018-04-03 20:46:12 UTC

I could find so many differences between our educational system and the Norwegian and I personally believe we should change some points in our system.
Firstly, I really liked the fact that in Norway students don't have to do homework during weekends and exams on Mondays are not allowed.
Secondly, they have 10 minutes between classes and this make students be more relaxed in classes.

These are things that I think we should apply in our educational system.