Finnish school model: Finnish model of education is growing in India: Learning by experience: Finnish model of education is growing in India
Finnish model of education: As more Indian schools turn towards the Finnish model of education, The Indian Express explains what it is and why it is gaining popularity in the country.
In India, schools for children are usually the same for students across the country. Children wake up early, rush to school half-sleepy, rote-learn half of what is being taught, and then aimlessly complete their homework when they come back home. However, the scenario seems to be slowly changing with the introduction of the Finnish model of education in India.
What is the Finnish model of education?
The Finnish education system is different from the standardised ones followed in India where government-appointed experts and agencies draw up a curriculum, teachers teach from set books, and students learn it by heart and are then assessed through hours-long exams.
Experts say under the Finnish model of education students are taught using practical methods and they are encouraged to use their common sense. It focuses on students’ well-being which helps in their holistic growth along with learning, they add. The Finnish model gives students a chance to learn about soil by going to the fields and about measurements by making lemonade. Students count moving cars or trees to learn counting and calculations, sticks and stones are used to teach patterns and shapes, and much more, according to the experts.
“The Finnish education system believes in learning by doing. Children are given a lot of opportunities to explore their interests and likes. The main difference between the Indian education system and the Finnish education system is the capacity to explore. There are many excellent things that we have in the Indian education system, but we have to understand the fact that each child is unique and the requirements of each child are different. This is where the flexibility in the curriculum, day plans, lesson plan comes that makes the Finnish Model effective,” explains Chani Trivedi, Director of Nordic High International School, Indore.
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