Finland's education constitution is called the most balanced education in the world, with the smallest gap between students' grades. Finnish middle school students were rated as the first in the world by the Organization for International Economic Cooperation and Development. Education is called Finland's "business card".
Why can Finland create such an educational miracle? The miracle first benefited from Finland's educational philosophy of "no student left behind", and elite education is not the obligation of the state to provide basic education. "People who learn fast can learn by themselves, and those who learn slowly need help more". The correct educational concept, scientific evaluation system and reasonable investment in educational resources make Finnish education the most balanced and people-oriented education in the world.
And how do Finnish children spend their summer holidays? Recently, I heard a friend talk about life in Finland. When I used to work in Finland, my daughter also went to primary school in Finland. After the summer vacation, children often follow their teachers to explore in the wild and do experiments, often covered in mud. During the holiday, she will receive letters from children in the wild, which are all about her novel findings, and the lines are full of sense of accomplishment and excitement of exploration.
To this day, the mother of the child still remembers the education in Finland and is full of gratitude.
Science class assignment-collecting plant specimens
Unlike parents in China who like to enroll their children in various training classes, some teachers in Finnish schools tell their children to rest more during the summer vacation and not to read textbooks.
However, children in primary schools and junior high schools generally have a natural class assignment, which is to collect plant specimens in nature. The teacher gave the students a piece of paper with the names of all kinds of flowers and plants common in Finland written on it. Students must search online for pictures and materials of flowers and plants, collect them, put them in a book, flatten them, dry them and become specimens. Finally, all the collected specimens were carefully put into classified folders, separated by plastic films, and each specimen was marked with information.
This assignment is included in the academic performance. This not only encourages children to enter and enjoy nature, but also can learn about plants and nature.
Summer job
When it comes to work, the most attractive thing is of course the sense of accomplishment and pride brought by making money. Finnish students who have reached 15 generally choose to work in the summer. Since 15 is the legal age for Finnish students to work, in order to help children get familiar with the working environment of adults and experience the hardships and happiness of working to earn money, under normal circumstances, the school will issue summer work vouchers worth 300 to 350 euros to children with the support of social welfare institutions.
Employment companies, children take the initiative to contact the work, get free labor without paying, and are willing to provide young people with opportunities for social practice, which can be described as the best of both worlds. Most children's summer jobs are porters in shops, simple packaging and printing jobs in factories, or waiters in restaurants.
From the age of 7, Finnish children began to participate in summer camps independently.
Children in Europe and America have a tradition of attending summer camps. In Finland, the most popular summer camps are also various summer camps. From the age of seven, children can leave their parents for the first time in their lives and live a collective life experience.
There are many kinds of summer camps in Finland, such as music camp, basketball camp and dance camp. The theme is activities around hobbies, and the most representative is the Boy Scout Summer Camp.
Many Finnish children have joined the Boy Scouts since primary school. Every winter and summer, Scouts hold summer camps and winter camps, and some older children (18-20 years old) lead a group of children to go camping in the wild. Older children are very creative, imaginative, responsible and caring. Children should pack their own clothes according to the list sent by Scouts, including raincoats, rain boots, mosquito cream, sunscreen, daggers, sweaters, socks and so on.
For a whole week, they ate, lived, played and played with their peers. They also learned to make hand tools with daggers and light bonfires.
Even if it rains heavily, the activities during camping will not be affected by the weather, and everything will remain the same, because every child has prepared all the equipment for marching before entering the camp.
According to older Finnish friends, children who have participated in summer camps are generally more adaptable as adults. With the growth of age, a group of children who like camp life will grow into responsible and leading young people.