the differences of education in Indonesia and finland

As we know, Finland is the country with the best education system in the world. Then, what's the difference between education in Indonesia and in Finland.

The first difference is in the case of age of consent. in Indonesia, parents have a  mindset “The younger the better” which means that the younger or the faster they enter school, they more successful or smarter they will be. Although still under 7 years. Whereas in Finland, children have to wait up to 7 years. because to enter school students must be prepared mentally and physically.

The second, in terms of homework. In Indonesia since kindergarten students have been given homework even often and sometimes there is a lot of difficult homework, so students have to ask for help from parents or other people. Whereas in Finland, homework is almost non-existent, even if given homework is not too difficult, students can do it themselves.

Third, there is no ranking in Finland. Because according to them rank is not needed, because all students have their own weaknesses and advantages. so that the child will continue to develop according to the strengths or skills they have without feeling inferior because he/she is not included in the top 5 in school. In short, all children will surely be able to succeed in their own way. Whereas in Indonesia, every school ranks children who excel in class. so that it will cause a sense of inferiority or self-confidence for students who do not have a ranking.

The fourth difference is about the member of students in one class. In Finland, each class contains only 7-10 students with one teacher. So if there are 20 students in the class then there are 2 teachers. Whereas in Indonesia, in one class can be 30-40 students with one teacher. This will create less optimal learning activities.

The last difference is about school hours. In Finland around  3-4 hours per day. Whereas in Indonesia around 6-8 hours per day.

After knowing some of the differences above, there may be some of us who feel like going to school in Finland because of the comfort of each other. However, it would be better if we ourselves want to improve education in Indonesia, at least learn to be a competent teacher to produce students who can bring better change to our beloved country INDONESIA.

That is all

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