OECD education report: case study Finland

However, Peter Welch, president of the Helsinki International School, said the lessons learned from Finland can not be relocated to other countries.

"The question frequently asked by policy makers is how to transfer the elements of this model to their own country," he said.

"But my personal view is that this system is based on social premises, teachers have a very high degree of independence, but the students as well.

"Independence is very important here, just as you bring it alone - if your child falls to the ground in Finland, parents raise their children alone, so independence and autonomy are very embarrassing It is precious to you. "

Mr. Welch, who taught at international schools around the world, was shocked by the respect of Finnish teachers since arriving in Helsinki in July - stating that their social status is comparable to that of doctors and lawyers. It is a popular business. However, future teachers need to have at least a master's degree - even in elementary school

Only 10% to 15% of teachers have quit their jobs - by contrast, in the United States, an estimated 50% of teachers are leaving school in the first 5 years

But he said it is impossible to serve the Finnish people of 4 million major races and to lift the Finnish system to transport them to more than 60 million British multicultural countries .

"In addition to the cultural differences between the two countries, there is still a problem of social formation.

"There is a fair degree of cultural homogeneity in Finland, and there are a variety of cultures, as we saw the general culture of London, these two cultures are unlikely to be compared."

Obviously, there are several things that are going on, not just at the national level. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) conducts a great deal of research on the role of gender in global education and even beautiful infographics. However, Finland is indeed outliers. In the overall PISA results for 2012, 60% of the low-achievers were boys, but in Finland this number is 70%. When a number comes out, I will begin to explain the explanation. Boys, we will get them. Finnish education does not use enough technology to draw motivation for boys interested in computers. Boys do not read as much girls as there are not enough books for them to use. Girls should sit quietly in the class, so they got more praise from the teacher. Male teachers are running short. Basically: Our educational system discriminates boys

Finnish people received an average of 19.6 years education than any other OECD country. Based on the student's average score in reading, mathematics and science, Finland is considered to be the most sophisticated student. The government is one of the largest consumers in developed countries and provides an important social welfare system. In 2012, the total expenditure of the government was nearly 56% of GDP. The employment rate in Finland in 2011 was 69%, which is lower than in other countries, but it exceeds the average employment rate of 66% in all OECD countries. The working hours in Finland are 1,684 hours per year, but the working hours of the OECD countries are 1,776 hours. Less than 4% of employees work for a long time, about 9% in all OECD member countries.