In the first two days in Finland, I visited some schools and historical sites in Helsinki, experienced sauna jumping in the Baltic Sea, and indirectly learned about some of Finland’s geographical climate and cultural traditions. The four core characteristics of Finnish education have been mentioned in the previous article. This article focuses on the personal experience of visiting four Finnish schools (one kindergarten, two full-time schools, and one university), and from other perspectives and details. Make a more detailed supplement.

Two days ago, I went to Rovaniemi in northern Lapland and visited the School Affiliated to the University of Lapland. Under the reception of the school, *** attended three basic elementary school classes, namely mathematics. class with Finnish history class and music class. I personally felt Finland's "island-style" classroom concept, rich teaching aid system and curriculum system, and teachers' student-centered teaching philosophy.

First, let’s talk about the design of the curriculum system. Because of the systematic curriculum design of Finnish public schools, there are almost no training institutions in Finland. The second-grade class in Suitang Primary School where I am has 8 subjects, including Finnish, religious classes, mathematics, music, etc. Because there is no ranking in the Finnish examination system, there is no concept of main courses and secondary courses. All learning processes are the process of discovering one's own interests. By the sixth grade of primary school, every student must take at least 3 musical instrument courses in music alone. The time spent at school is 6 hours a day. Homework in elementary school should not exceed 15 minutes, and homework in junior high school should not exceed 30 minutes. After the teacher spends 1/3 of the class teaching, students will have hands-on exercises and active information retrieval, followed by one-on-one tutoring from the teacher. What needs to be added here is that the number of students in the two primary school courses I attended was about 20, but there were 4 teachers. In addition to the permanent head teacher and class assistant, there were also two teachers majoring in the University of Lapland intern. Therefore, students can be given more targeted tutoring in class.

In addition, one thing that impressed me as a teacher is that starting from elementary school, teachers will encourage students to plant some small plants in the classroom (a bit of Montessori concept). The first thing many students do when they return to the classroom is Just water your own plants. Not only learn professional knowledge, but also learn the connection with the emotions of all things. In addition, there are also some unique courses, such as cooking, sewing, handicrafts, etc. These courses are very practical and can quickly help students improve their quality of life and love for life. The layout of the classroom environment is very exclusive. In addition to each student having a unique desk, there are also cultural walls around the classroom that highlight the students' individual presence, displaying students' art works, personalized signatures, etc. Students can move around by themselves if they have any needs in class, such as drinking water, going to the bathroom, or using toilet paper to wipe their noses. There is no need to ask for leave from the teacher. The atmosphere in the classroom is full of trust. Even if the students get the question wrong, the teacher will explain it patiently instead of yelling.

Except for the course part, I learned some other important information during the communication with local international students outside the course, which is a better supplement to Finnish education.

First: Men in the entire Nordic countries must perform compulsory military service during or after college and receive militarized education. From the perspective of national defense, although education is the cheapest form of national defense, without strong enough force to safeguard political stability, the future of the nation is fragile and cannot withstand the storm. Finland has a population of 5.5 million, while the total number of active and reserve forces in the United States is 4.5 million. In Israel, which has a population of 8 million, young men and women must serve in the military. It can be said that all citizens are soldiers. The international situation is changing rapidly. Are the eggs still intact under the overturned nest? Therefore, I think militarized education is an indispensable complement to the strength of Finnish education.

Second: Parents are their children’s best teachers! The implementation of a complete system of education in a country is not just a matter of schools, but also requires the cooperation of families. In fact, the failure of most children's education first stems from the failure of family education. On the first night of work after the new year, we spent nearly 5 hours with the company's senior management team discussing the intractable problems of family education around us, and discussed nearly 20 cases of children's growth accidents. In the end, we reached the consistent conclusion that children The biggest risk in education is that parents do not have the ability to educate and have no awareness of learning, which leads to too many educational tragedies. In addition to the sound system of public schools, a part that cannot be ignored for the success of Finnish education is the educational ability of parents. Finland advocates the concept of lifelong education, and universities are always free for all citizens. Nearly 40% of citizens have a bachelor's degree or above. On average, each family has at least one person with a bachelor's degree. Compared to China, where the bachelor's degree rate is less than 4%, the gap can be imagined.

Confucius said: After learning, you will know your shortcomings; when you teach, you will know your difficulties. When it comes to learning, many times, the less you learn, the easier it is to not think you need to learn. For family education, if parents do not have the ability to teach, or even have the awareness to learn, it is easier to fall into a kind of arrogance of not knowing what they do not know, thinking that they have paid a lot, but they do not know that the method is like a blind man feeling the elephant, unable to grasp the method. Essentials.

The bustling reading scene I saw in the Songge Library in Helsinki really made me admire Finns for their practice of lifelong learning. Whether they are old people, children, or young college students, everyone meets in the citizen library and creates. Create an excellent learning atmosphere!

Chinese culture once led the world for thousands of years. When Europe was still in the dark and closed Middle Ages, China had reached the Song and Ming Dynasties when culture was prosperous. We do not lack good cultural and educational concepts. Whether it is "Those who know well are not as good as those who are good at it, and those who are good at it are not as good as those who are happy" advocated by Confucius in the pre-Qin Dynasty, or the four sentences of Hengqu written by Zhang Zai in the Northern Song Dynasty: "Establish a heart for the heaven and earth, establish a destiny for the people, and inherit the unique knowledge for the saints. To create peace for all generations, the profound accumulation of Chinese culture is our great wealth. It’s just that China has gone through countless wars in the past century and has emerged from an era of poverty and weakness. It will take some time for basic education to settle down. The practice of family education and the advocacy of lifelong learning for all are urgent matters. While paying attention to children's education, we must also pay attention to the re-education of their parents.

Basic education in public schools, defense and military education and family education constitute the three major parts of Finnish education. During the week of my visit to Finland, I need to think more about how to apply what I know about basic education in my own school. Obviously, it is unrealistic to copy them directly if the material basis is not equal. Of course, there is also a question worth thinking about: What are the bugs behind Finland’s sound basic education? Compared with Sweden, another Nordic country I visited in the past two days, Sweden also pursues a free and people-oriented education philosophy for primary school and above. However, Sweden's industrial base is more prominent. There are world-renowned brands such as Ericsson, Volvo, Nobel, and IKEA.

Only by looking at the world can we have a world view. Seeing the world and all sentient beings is also seeing oneself. This Nordic study trip lasted nearly 15 days, and visited 3 countries and nearly 10 cities. For me, the end of the trip is not the end of learning, but the beginning of dialectical thinking about Nordic education and the application of what I have learned.