The country with the strongest education in the world actually continues to use the philosophy of Confucius two thousand years ago.

Around me, many mothers immediately enter a state of excitement when the topic of their children's education is brought up.

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When I got home at night, I saw my baby was struggling to write. After observing for a while, I found that the baby was moving everywhere except his brain... He patiently said "I gave birth to him" silently, but as soon as he got closer, he couldn't move. I found that the child's whole body was moving, except for his homework...

The moment of the volcanic eruption finally arrived.

As the night gets darker, the screams of mothers can be heard from outside the window, and the tone changes from confident to hysterical.

Let’s make a hypothesis: Can the child be more “scumbag”?

If a child lies on the floor in the classroom during the day, has no good talent show, and has never taken an exam until the third or fourth grade... If you meet such a child, will you feel guilty every minute? stem?

Recently, in a documentary called "Childhood in a Foreign Country", the director of Star Cat discovered that children in Finland act like this "bear" almost every day. However, it does not affect the children's good grades and strong creativity at all...

You know, Finland is recognized as the "most powerful country in education" in the world. Even powerful countries in education can "accommodate" children, so are we? Do you want to reflect on your usual way of getting along with your children?

It’s ok to lie down in class

It’s ok to wear fancy clothes

In a primary school in the capital of Finland, when class time came, the school bell did not ring. The ringtone is the opening music.

The teacher randomly plays a variety of music as the opening music. It can be classical music, folk songs, rap, or even played or sung by oneself.

In the third grade class, the teacher prepared a topic called "Time, Age and Me".

The children are very "casual" in class. They can eat and take off their shoes. There is also a girl wearing a fancy dress like a little witch...

One child simply did it the other way around. , hanging on the desk, even so, no one would divert attention to him.

Because everyone’s brains will follow the teacher’s movements, every child will have an iPad and it will also play a role in the classroom.

The teacher will ask each child to use an iPad to record their own voice, or take a photo of themselves to confirm their "current age and self"... In all this, the children cooperate with the teacher's class The theme is carried out, so there will be no criticism.

"Start from your wrist, measure upward from your chin, to the distance between your middle fingers, which is the length of your face."

"Slowly move your hand from your eyes to If you touch it later, you can touch your ears, so the ears should be drawn at the same height as the eyes."

"What kind of face shape is best for living in Finland's long winter? Is it a long and narrow face? Is it better to have a small heat dissipation area? ”

Through guidance or questions in these ways, teachers help children understand themselves and learn knowledge from real life, and then apply the knowledge to real life.

Finnish children seem to be casual in the classroom, but when the curriculum on this theme is extended outside the classroom, no one associates the children with "no rules".

In order for children to understand the abstract concepts of "age" and "time", the teacher led the children to an elderly service center to participate in activities.

Before entering the door, the teacher told the children not to "noise the elderly" and reminded the children what etiquette they should pay attention to before entering the door? The children seemed to suddenly remember something and immediately took off their hats.

This kind of "hat tip" cannot be ignored even in the cold winter.

No examinations

In order to avoid any form of competition

In this film, there are no examinations in Finnish primary schools because the school wants to avoid any form of competition among children.

The teacher said:

"The only thing we evaluate is not how much knowledge the children have learned in the subject, but how they learn?

How to partner with others? How to study in groups?

And the sense of responsibility when facing tasks is very important in Finland. We call it positive education. ”

The concept of positive education. Yes, even if a child is not good at math or science, or art, the child can still discover his ability in a certain area:

It may be fairness, it may be creativity, Or they are good at teamwork, or they are kind, perseverant, curious, compassionate, loving...

Are you envious of Finnish students?

In fact, there, not only students do not take exams, but teachers do not need to compete, but this does not mean that just anyone can engage in education-related careers.

It is very difficult to obtain a teaching qualification in Finland, so many people who want to be teachers have been studying and working hard to obtain the corresponding degree.

Finnish people have their own understanding of examination competition, which originates from the traditional Chinese concept of "regarding oneself and others":

Rani, a Finnish primary school teacher, said:

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If I always compare with others, even if I work hard, I still come in second, what will I think?

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After I became a teacher, I still insisted on learning, but I didn’t need to compete. What I learned could be taught to children in the future. I needed to improve myself.”

Walking on the streets of Finland, You can't even see luxury stores. The society pays attention to fairness, so wealth is not the main indicator that needs to be compared. People may care more about people's taste and education.

In the 1970s, Finland had an important education reform: all private schools and all primary schools were brought under government management, and the state paid for it, making it affordable for everyone to go to school.

Their logic is: invest all the money in people, turn them into talents, and let the talents make money.

Without the pressure of exams, your child’s class can happen anywhere. On this day, the teacher took the children into the forest.

In winter, the outdoor temperature is very low, but in the teacher's opinion, as long as the sun comes out, the weather is "very warm".

When children enter the forest, their first task is to find objects in the forest that match the color on the color card issued by the teacher. In our stereotype, forests are nothing but green and earthy colors.

But when the children entered the forest, they discovered that even on a big tree, its roots, bark, fruits, and needles can all match several colors on the color card... This way Participate in real-life activities, allowing children to observe and draw conclusions for themselves: The forest turns out to be full of colors.

The next task is to find the smell and describe it in your own words. Children do not use high-sounding or lofty rhetoric, and will express their feelings in the most direct language.

Some children smelled the "apple smell" of tree bark in the forest, some used "wet tree" to describe the smell of tree roots; some said the smell of juniper was very "strong" ".

In the forest, the teacher does not ask the children to name the exact names of the plants, but to use the most intuitive "adjectives", such as "cute things" and "disgusting"... they can say these , the teacher was very satisfied.

The purpose of the forest classroom is not only to allow children to mobilize their five senses, but the teacher also hopes that the children will learn how to survive in the wild, understand the forest, let the children understand their relationship with nature, and learn to cherish nature. , protect nature.

Where does Finnish children’s creativity come from?

The Philosophy of Confucius in China

What the children have to solve in this interest class is "Suppose a plane crashed on a remote island, and part of the cabin is still there. Please help. Survivors design a building.”

The children started designing with the materials prepared in class: some children used a piece of white rag to prop up a tent so that the survivors could hide under it and not get too hot; some children were next to the tent. Set up a few palm trees and coconut trees to ensure that the survivors have fruits to eat...

Seeing the temporary buildings built by the children, the teacher mentioned some physical concepts, such as: tension and balance when setting up a tent. .

Children appreciate the beauty of architecture and learn some architectural principles while doing it themselves.

Banners and slogans are rarely hung on Finnish campuses. The principal said: "There are many empty walls on campus, but you can't put them up, because architectural design is also an art."

They attach great importance to the cultivation of people's sense of beauty. There are many museums in Finland, and there is one museum with a strange shape. It wrote on Facebook that "children are welcome to crawl here."

In their minds, exhibitions are not only exhibitions for children. Children can visit many exhibitions. You can see this thing anytime and anywhere, so that a natural sense of beauty can be cultivated.

When the director of Star Cat was lamenting the power of Finnish education, he was moved by the words of a Finn.

He said:

"China and Finland have many similarities. Confucius said 2000 years ago: 'Those who know are not as good as those who are good, and those who are good are not as good as those who are happy. . 'Finns believe in this view very much, so they also follow Confucius' philosophy."

Parents slap their children on the forehead? Make an appointment!

In 1990, Zhang Yufei from Beijing came to Finland, married a Finnish girl, and gave birth to three children. When my daughter was 6 years old, her father once did math with her. The daughter said she didn’t like to do it. The father got a little anxious and slapped his daughter on the forehead.

After the teacher found out about this incident, he immediately reported it to the local child protection department. Zhang Yufei and his wife were specially arranged to have four interviews, each of which lasted two to three hours.

In Finland, any violence against children, including verbal violence, is not allowed.

Parents should treat their children like adults, and respecting their children is never empty talk.

The Finns themselves believe that the biggest difference between them and Americans is that they do not pursue pure equality, and they do not say "I love you" when they meet every day.

Nowadays, some parents want to be friends with their children too much. The original intention is good, but there must be rules and boundaries.

After all, parents are not their children’s best friends. What parents can do is help their children survive in society.

Parents need to master a balance and should not let their children break boundaries at will. However, parents can discuss with their children where the boundaries are and why they are there.

Children should understand the meaning of these boundary settings. It is not just that you do what I tell you, but why you do it.

Last year, Jurki, president of the Asia-Pacific region of the Biksi Group, was at the top of Finland's national tax rankings.

He started from scratch, started everything from scratch, and started working almost from birth, so despite his wealth, he also had this requirement for his children.

When my son was less than 15 years old, he liked a pair of Nike shoes. Because they thought it was very expensive, his parents did not buy it directly. Yuerji told his son that he could go out to work at this age. In this way, my son fulfilled his wish by delivering newspapers for 5 hours.

The son does not hold any grudge against his father's "stingy" son. Instead, he will say: "Because I earned the money myself, so I know it is very hard."

Usually, Dads will also let their children work at Starbucks and McDonald's. In the father's mind, the experience of working for children is very valuable.

Once, the child came home and complained about his boss, thinking that the boss hired a terrible person and let him take up the job without proper training.

Yuerji seized the opportunity and asked the child: "What would you do if you were the boss?" The child thought for a while and gave the answer.

The father praised the child: "This is great. You are not just thinking about how to make a burger, you are thinking about what you would do if this was your own business."

A conversation can improve children's horizons and broaden their minds. This may be a fleeting "educational opportunity" between parents and children. It just depends on whether you can seize it.

Finland is somewhat different from us, but after watching this film, you will re-examine the education methods and children's learning purposes. The ultimate purpose of learning is to live. If you clarify this purpose, you won't get too lost.

In daily life, we can also make some improvements. For example, as parents, we should give more respect to our children, protect our children's curiosity, and let our children grow into what he/she should be. look.

After all, the future is not limited to one mold, the future is promising, and giving children their original appearance is what every parent has to do.

Xingmao said

There is a girl in the neighbor's house who is in the third class of kindergarten. When I get home from get off work every day, the girl will practice playing the piano very late... I feel a little sorry for her, and I also I feel sorry for her parents. Letting your children loose is also letting yourself go.