Four Enlightenments of Finnish Education

Finland takes the mother tongue as the basis of all learning, and is equipped with the second official language and foreign language learning. The school will have different study hours according to different grades, as well as elective and compulsory items related to language subjects. This model allows people who can communicate flexibly in multiple international languages to spread all over Finland's big cities, towns and all walks of life.

In addition, Finland also plans to open bilingual classes in the original schools. Parents don't have to rush to choose a special bilingual school, they can choose a suitable school nearby to send their children to school. The immigrant education in Finland makes the children of immigrants and children born in transnational marriages have no worries about education.

In primary school, Finland will let children see the whole forest of basic knowledge, and junior high school will gradually be divided into independent courses. In addition to the well-known courses such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, fine arts, history and physical education, Finland also offers life education courses such as health education, handicraft courses and family economy.

It is worth noting that life education classes in Finland are all about letting children do things. Family economics class teaches children to know the ingredients of cooking, step on sewing machines, learn knitting and other courses. Health education classes will guide children to pay attention to their own health. The author says in the book that the two daughters discuss whether the food they eat is nutritious enough every day.

The beginning of such diversification has given children enough learning experience and understanding of life, and also given them a broad vision and the quality of both internal and external training.

In Finland, reading is an important living habit and learning ability for children. They cultivate children's interest in reading and their ability to choose books, and let them develop the habit of independent learning and thinking. In daily homework, children have at least half an hour to read extracurricular books. In addition to books recommended by teachers, children always have a favorite book in their drawers. As we mentioned earlier, Finnish children's reading ability is among the best in the world.

In Finland's education system, they are very clear about what kind of talents are more suitable for teachers, and they are also very clear that the method of selecting students in the education department needs to be adjusted in time to adapt to the changes of the times and the needs of teachers' work.

In fact, the education department had strict requirements for the selection of students before, but Finland still felt that it was not good enough. They put forward a new comprehensive test method, including basic skills, psychological test and interview.