PSYC 471 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Personalization, Education In Finland, Finishing School
15 Apr 2017
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It"s a unique philosophy that doesn"t relate to rewards, competition and pressure etc. Need a representative sample not just giving results from urban well-off areas. But a lot of asian schools do well then also finland. High states testing kids are anxious and stressed out. Need higher standards, more homework, more math and science, emphasis on self-control, teachers are accountable paid based on kids progress (leads to cheating), pay students to get as. Neglects idea that kids might actually be intrinsically motivated to learn, learning can be interesting and useful. Kipp (knowledge is power program): two teachers dissatisfied with education system for poor children. Developed different way of teaching but also focuses on long school hours, testing etc. but also builds team spirit. Push kids very hard: start at 7:30 with breakfast and morning work end at. Thought pattern is if they aren"t supervised then they"ll get caught up in drugs, bullying etc.
