The Different Education System In Korea,Finland, and Indonesia

Article 20 Best Education Systems In The World, written by MBCTimes in February, is quite surprising to us, because the education system in Indonesia is mentioned as the worst on their list.

In this article, it is explained that a team called "Pearson group" always conducts periodic assessments of the education system in various countries.

In the 2015-2016 assessment, the top 4 were occupied by Asian countries, namely South Korea in the first place, 2nd Japan, 3rd Singapore, and 4th Hong Kong.

Whereas Finland, ranked 5th despite the previous research in 2012 ranked first.

The sad thing is, the education system in Indonesia is said to return to the last rank in the 40 countries they observe, below Mexico in 39th and Brazil in 38th!

"Developing countries populate the lower half of the Index, with Indonesia again ranking last of the 40 nations covered, preceded by Mexico (39th) and Brazil (38th)."

South Korean education system, succeed but ...

Let's look at the education system in South Korea.

Their education system is considered the best because it has achieved 100% literacy level. Similarly, in the analysis and critical thinking tests, South Korea ranks top.

But each coin has 2 sides. Behind this success, there are also negative things that we might not approve of.

In South Korea, students experience a lot of pressure in learning. They study throughout the year without a long vacation.

In addition, their culture makes pressure come from other students. Culture wants to excel even seen since early childhood education.

On the positive side, they are principled that talent is not important. Their culture emphasizes that as long as students work hard and diligently, they will become smart, and there is no reason to fail.

Classes in South Korea accommodate many students. This is contrary to the Western concept, namely that the class should only be filled with a few students.

However, South Korea has the principle that teachers lead the class as a community. With a large number of students, students are trained to socialize more in the community.

Then what about the education system in Finland?

Although according to the Pearson Group assessment, the Finnish country no longer ranks top, there are still many who think that the Finnish education system remains the best.

Why is Finland considered the best? There are several things that are very different from the education system in Indonesia:

1. Learning hours in class are very short

We learn 6-8 hours per day at school, plus hours of homework at home which can take 30 minutes and 1-2 hours to study if there is a test the next day.

Whereas Finland, every day they only study 3-4 hours at school. Finnish teachers only teach 600 hours per year.

Students learn a lot outside the classroom through extracurricular.

2. Flexible according to interests

The education system in Finland emphasizes the interest of each student. A third of the lessons in high school are students' chosen lessons.

3. Learn a combination of several lessons at once

In 2015 Finland made changes in their curriculum. In fact, at that time they already occupied the top position.

The reason for the change is that the world is always changing, so the world of education must be flexible in keeping with the needs of the environment.

They are expected to be individuals who are ready to work later on. They do not merely study each subject separately, but learn it as a combination of lessons.

Finland has the principle that being proficient in just one field will not make students successful, and will not change the world.

For example, when learning about the European Union, they simultaneously study history and economics.

This combination can be arranged by each teacher. It could be, one day they learned "How to manage a cafe", which contained a combination of mathematics, economics, foreign language lessons to serve customers, plus a different experience from formal learning styles.

3. Learning without stress

The culture of stress-free learning colored the education system in Finland. Not much PR and exams are given.

4. Good teacher quality

Only about 1 in 10 applicants were successfully accepted as teachers. In the 1970s, 80% of the teacher academies were closed, so that only the best were up to now.

How about Indonesia? Let alone the teacher, many textbooks are not qualified, but escaped from state supervision.

In terms of teacher quality, Indonesia is still far behind. How many of the teachers can use EYD and Indonesian language properly and correctly?

5. Prioritize student collaboration

Their classroom layout does not use tables lined up facing forward, but circular so that students can see each other friends.

Students are expected to be active in communicating, not passively listening to the teacher and waiting to be asked by the teacher.

Their ability to communicate and socialize is nurtured from the start.

its all the differences between education system in Korea,Finland,and Indonesia.