Some facts on Finland's education

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Thoughts to share on education in Finland Marianna SydänmaanlakkaGuidance counselor, Coordinator of The Distance Learning Center

Sotunki Upper Secondary SchoolCity of Vantaa, Finland

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+Some statistics

Number of lessons (45min) per week:

Elementary school (grades 1-6 – 7yrs-12yrs) 19-24

Middle school (grades 7-9 – 13yrs-16yrs) 30

Number of school days: 190 per annum

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+Basic structure of the Finnish education system

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+Discussion topics

“…holding teachers accountable for student achievement….”

“…..students in grades one through nine spend from 4-11 periods each week taking classes in art, music, cooking, carpentry, metalwork, and textiles…..”

“…..heavy standardized testing….” vs.“…..give exams to small but statistically significant samples of students and to trust teachers….”

“……consequences of grade repetition were too stigmatizing to be effective and that students would be better off being tutored by learning specialists in areas of academic weakness…..”

+Links

Articles on Finnish education – my newspaper:

http://www.scoop.it/t/education-in-finland

The National Board of Education:

http://oph.fi/english