Successful Education
Finland has been highlighted as one of the most successful education systems in the world. We started with a Kahoot on the similarities and differences to NZ. Finland has a similar sized population, remoteness and outdoorsy population. Apparently Finnish men can't dance and with all their lakes they have a terrible number of mosquitos. Finland is a very monocultural with only 4% born in other countries.
Concerning education - in Finland there are no private schools, the average school size is small. Standardized testing and charter schools do not play a part in Finnish education. Finnish teachers are highly qualified but is that the answer to NZ's education problems?
It seems there are many significant factors that are different in Finland especially social, cultural and economic factors.
What is
agency?
Control and
Power to problem solve, authentic. Agency- to make choices and act on those
choices
Climate - conditions for change
Don't ask me where I'm from?
'Where are you a local" to see a set of experiences
Your experiences are where you are from
3R's
Rituals
Breakfast with family
Driving to Work
School
Driving/Children's sports
Driving Home
Family
Relationships
Family
Colleagues
Students
Church
Friends
Facebook community
Restrictions
Finances
Employment
Children's education
Global Lives Project
When thinking about what do you want to change in NZ education keep in mind hackeducation.co.nz crowd sourcing website and your assessments
Leadership 2 will be a Change initiative
You will also get to reflect upon your cultural responsiveness in practice in the last "Applied Practice in Context"
What does engagement mean?
Hooked in, involved, not always learning (for example being hooked into Candy Crush)
Always a relationship- to something
Types of engagement-Behaviourally, emotionally(relationships), cognitive(critical thinkers), cultural
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