![]() On the other hand, teaching programmes in the Nordic nation, are said to be the most rigorous. In fact, school inspections were done away with in the 1990s. In Finland, teachers too are largely free from external requirements such as inspection and standardised testing. On average, they spend only half an hour a night working on school-related activities.įinland is routinely near the top in the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) tests and that boasts a high school graduation rate of more than 90 per cent, according to a report by Al Jazeera. In fact, according to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), students in Finland have the least amount of homework compared to any other nation in the world. So much so that even during holidays/breaks, they are not spared from it. In India, it is the opposite, with school kids drowning under piles of homework. Finland has no mandated standardised tests, apart from one examination at the end of senior year in high school.Īlso, homework in the Nordic nation is minimal. In Finland, however, schools put less stress on rigidly structured, syllabus-based teaching and testing structures. This allows them very little time for extracurricular activities. Even after school is over at 3 pm, students in India often head over to private remedial classes. In India, children are often expected to be in school as early as 7 am. Schools in Finland also begin later in the day, usually after 9 am. In India, children often as young as 3 are enrolled in playschools. ![]() So how different is the Finnish education system, from India’s school education setup?įor one, children below the age of 6 are not always required to Finland school starts later, between the ages of 6 and 7. On the other hand, the LG has maintained the training can be done in the country itself, and teachers don’t need to go to Finland. Deputy Chief Minister and the state’s education minister Manish Sisodia, who also holds the education portfolio, has also repeatedly claimed that the Scandinavian country’s education system is considered to be the best in the world. Kejriwal, who has repeatedly vouched for Finland’s education model, has claimed that more than 1,000 educators from Delhi who went abroad in the past for training, have “transformed their schools” after coming back. ![]() The tweet has reignited a debate between the LG and the CM around the efficacy of Finland’s education system, and the necessity for Indian educators to learn from this country’s model. Delhi’s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday made another plea on his Twitter account to the Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG) V K Saxena to allow teachers of city government-run schools to visit Finland for a training programme. ![]()
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