The Finnish Educational
System (FES) is one of the best educative structures in the world, according to
the results which have been obtained from PISA report. On of the most important
points which makes that Finnish Educational System is so extraordinary is the
great basic formation which it provides to children. Next, we are going to see
what this educational organization is about and how it is being compared to the
Spanish Educational System.
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The first point is languages, Finnish Educational
System pay a lot of attention to languages and, therefore, English or Swedish
is the second required language in classes.
Here, in Spain, children learn English or French as the second language,
but it only focuses on grammar and vocabulary, oral language development is
among absent.
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Finnish bilingual groups are supported from
pre-primary education. Here in Spain bilingual education is not compulsory and
it does not start until primary or secondary education.
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Sometimes, Finnish classes are also supported by a
second teacher who tries to adapt the teaching and learning process to those
children who have necessities in order to prevent the school failure. In Spain
a second teacher is only demanded when the situation becomes extremely serious.
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In Finland, schooling is not compulsory until the age
of 7 years since FES conceives that children have not acquired the correct
level of development. In Spain, compulsory education starts at 6 years old.
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The time of break is divided in periods of 15 minutes
per 45 minutes of class. In Spain, children usually have two hours of class,
then, 30 minutes of break and, finally, two hours and a half of class again.
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Finnish schools have their own counsellor-psychologist
in order to prevent and treat troubles. Spanish schools also have their own
counsellor-psychologist.
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Teaching degree is five years long in Finland, and
students can only access to it if they get a high mark (similar mark to
Medicine one in Spain) . In addition, government helps students economically;
the job of teacher is well-recognized in this country. In Spain, teaching
degree is four years long, students do not have to get a great mark to enter,
in fact, it is one of the lowest, the government does not give any economical
help and, in addition, people conceive teachers as people with a easy life,
with a lot of free time and too many holidays.
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Less than the 1% of students suffers school failure;
on the contrary, in Spain the percentage of failure is 30%.
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Finnish teachers do not need to get an opposition in
order to conserve their job; they are hired by public or private schools when
they finish the degree. In Spain, oppositions are compulsory if a teacher wants
to work in a public school and also conserving his permanency.
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Finnish methodology does not only conceive theoretical
content as the only knowledge which children have to know, they usually use
practice as a way of learning. In Spain, all subjects are based on theoretical
content, especially on finishing the textbook.
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Food, transport and schooling material is free in all
cases. Here in Spain it is necessary to carry out a study in order to provide
free elements.
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The great majorities (99%) of Finnish schools are
public and, therefore, they are paid by public funds and they are also free,
avoiding social differences. Private Finnish schools only represent the 1% of
total schools from the country. In Spain the percentage of students who attend
to Private and Concertado Schools are the 48,6% of the total students.
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Finnish government supports Education as the base of
the country’s development and, therefore, this is the main reason because it
carries out all these characteristics in order to foster it. On the opposite,
here in Spain we are in the other way around, we carry out cuts in Education
and Public Health; we put the cart before the horse.
However, here is the principal reason because Finnish Educational System is the best in the world (he he):
(From "Ágora Blog")
That's all, Juan ;-)
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