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Parenting Without Borders

South Korea

Finland

- A country that prioritizes learning

- In South Korea, achievement is a reflection of family, an expression of filial piety.

- The government invest a lot into the education of children.

- to foreign visitors, Finland's education system may seem laid-back and relaxed

Parenting & Education

- Many parents believe that a college education is the only way to ensure that their child will have a comfortable life

- They want their children to be number one at everything and get stressed over having this expectation.

- In Korean culture education is considered the only way for parents to help their children succeed. Parents spend 16% of their income into enhancing their child's learning.

Learning & School

- The competitions to be 1st in middle school and high school can lead to students bullying each other just to get their grades up

- Many families send their children overseas to study because of the education system.

- The education system is said to be the nation's biggest problem for all the stress it puts on parents and children.

- the school system has moved away from using school boards to run the schools and instead give them their own power to run the school

Case Study 1

Students and The System

- unlike our school system, more so in high school, students don't burn out during the school day because they are given 10-15 minutes of recess every 45 minutes

- Finnish children spend less hours in school annually compared to those in the U.S.A.

- they have no gifted programs. private schools, or national standardized testing

- teachers listen to them and respect their opinions

- have the lightest homework load compared to other industrialized countries

Case Study 2

What is our presentation about?

Anne is a 16-year-old living in Beijing. Her parents own a successful business and her older sister is a doctor working in one of the most famous hospitals in China. Growing up Anne has always been compared to her older sister by her parents, always expected to be just as successful or even better than her sister. Anne’s dream is to be a famous singer in China but that is not something she is expected to do. Her parents always talk about the importance of her education and how school should be her number one priority. Anne is unsure if she should still pursue her dream of being a singer.

From what you’ve learned about how education is seen in China and what is expected of children who live there, answer the following questions:

1. Should Anne follow her dreams or should she follow what her family expects from her?

2. Do you agree with how the education system works in China? Give a reason why.

Our presentation will be about the way the education system works in two different areas of the world.

Tyler is a 17 year old student from the States who's moving to Finland with his family. He'll be enrolling in a new school over there and needs to select his courses all over again. Unfortunately, he feels a bit overwhelmed with his course selection after being in the American school system his whole life. After learning about Finland's education system and how America's compares to it, answer the following questions:

1. Why do you think Tyler feels the way he does?

Teachers

China

- to become a teacher in Finland, the government requires for them to have master's degrees

- teaching programs are very competitive

- teachers have a lot of autonomy; they make their own plans of what they want to teach their class and they use their own strategies in the classroom

2. If you were in the same situation as him, how would you feel?

- Education is look to be one of the most important aspects in Chinese culture.

- Nicknamed the "Tiger Nation" as they are seen to always strive for their children's achievement in a strict manner.

- To foreigners it seems that these parents are only focused on their child's education and nothing else

- there is no such thing as paying teachers based on how well they teach because they believe teaching is an art

Parenting & Education

- Parenting and education are closely related to each other in the Chinese culture.

- Follows the ideas of chiao shun (training) and guan (to love,govern, or care for) to show that it's the parent's responsibility to their child to monitor their learning.

- Being attentive to your child's education means that you care deeply for them.

- they are highly respected in Finland as doctors are in the U.S.A.

Student Success

Learning & School

- teachers make a great effort so no students fail

- Studying is the most important because it is the key

to having a fulfilling, rich, vibrant life or as it's called in

China a colourful life.

- In the last year of high school students must take and pass college entrance exams.

- Everyone had to be good at Chinese, math and science because they were the basic skills that everyone needed to know. Once these skills were mastered that is when a person can do what they're interested in.

- In China the most popular kids in school are the smartest kids

- students, struggling or not, are welcome to personalized support by trained professionals

- teachers encourage students to take their time when doing their tests so they can understand and reinforce their knowledge

- Finnish educators have succeeded by enriching the individual potential of every child

Variety in the Classroom

- curriculum is designed around 21st century skills to prepare their young citizens for the knowledge economy

- Finnish teachers believe good learning occurs when kids do a variety of things throughout the day

- students are encouraged to change up their schedules to keep things interesting

- Finnish children learn hands-on skills that "help open up their minds"

A Presentation by Kristina Meriel and Patricia Dumlao

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