Name :M,Hassaan

Sap id:70127840
Section: S
Topic: Development of eduction in Pakistan vs Finland
Assignment No # 4
Finland has a very interesting but fruitful education system if compared to Pakistan’s
education system. Finland has a five-tier education system:

1) Early Education (0-7), free of books, homework, and written examination;

2) Basic Education (7-16);

3) Upper School or Vocational Education (16-19);

4) Bachelor’s Education (4 years);

5) Master Education (5 years) in the specialization.

In grades 1-6, students are taught by class teachers; while in grades, 7-9 students are
taught by subject specialists.

Similarly, the Pakistani educational system is also comprised of five tiers: Primary,
Middle, Secondary, Higher Secondary, and graduation.

Contrary to the Finnish education system, in Pakistan, there are no subject specialists
from grade 1 to 10, and the students are burdened with heavy books, homework, and
written examinations.

According to the Finnish education system, from grade 1 to 5, the students are
evaluated verbally, and from grade 6 to 9, the students are evaluated numerically. The
students are not compared to each other. They are given grades. The grading system
follows from 4 to 10 —- 4: fail, 5: passable, 6: fair, 7: satisfactory, 8: good, 9: very good,
and 10: excellent. There are neither private schools, heavy fees nor tuitions and
academies. The poor and the rich get equal education from the same teacher at the
same institution.
According to the Finnish education system, from grade 1 to 5, the students are
evaluated verbally, and from grade 6 to 9, the students are evaluated numerically. The
students are not compared to each other. They are given grades. The grading system
follows from 4 to 10 —- 4: fail, 5: passable, 6: fair, 7: satisfactory, 8: good, 9: very good,
and 10: excellent. There are neither private schools, heavy fees nor tuitions and
academies. The poor and the rich get equal education from the same teacher at the
same institution.

Indeed, the majority of Pakistani students are suffering from mental depression due to
securing low marks in written exams. The Rote-learning system, the plethora of
subjects, the influx of languages, and different types of schools are the core hurdles in
the improvement of the Pakistani education system. In Finland, from grades 1 to 9, the
students are taught different skills of cooking, painting, drilling, singing, carpeting, etc.
While in Pakistan, the students of the same level are taught religious injunctions, foreign
languages, and the history of bias, wars, and xenophobia. In Pakistan, due to the
presence of private schools and heavy fees, education has become a profitable
business rather than a sacred goal or purpose.

Finnish schools have a skill-based and nature-oriented curriculum. School teachers are
free in devising curriculum as per the student’s needs. Finnish students spend only
three hours and forty minutes in schools. The Teacher-pupil relationships and special
psychologists are an integral part of the Finnish education system. Sports, socialization,
and exploration are also part of its education system and learning process. In schools,
students are enrolled at the age of 7, and to the age of 13, they are exempted from
conducting written examinations. For students to sit in, there are sofas in classrooms,
and after every period(45 min), there is a break of 15 min. Finnish schools have a
phenomenon-based or practical learning system. Finland spends 7.8% of its GDP on
education. Annually, five face-to-face teacher-student-parent meetings are held. Finnish
schools are considered good homes as well. Finnish schools have free nutritious meals
and free transportation and free education for all students. Finnish schools are the
corridors of creativity, national unity, economic prosperity, and social harmony.

In contrast to the Finnish education system, Pakistan has not yet a uniform and
standard education system, and it spends only 2.5% of its GDP on education. In
Pakistan, after the passage of the 18th amendment, every province has its own
curriculum. Despite all odds and enthusiasms, Single National Curriculum (SNC) may
prove a boon for proletarians and bane for bourgeoises. In Pakistan, to attend the class,
students sit on naked payments, woolen mats, and wooden chairs. Usually, classes are
overcrowded and schools have no proper sports, art, music, poetry, and entertainment
facilities for students. Critical thinkings are considered a bane in classes.
 In the end, Pakistan must take a leaf from the book of the Finnish education system.
The Pakistani education system cannot meet the challenges of the 21st century.
Pakistan is in the dire need of a science and technology-based education system than
ever. Only a standard and inclusive education system may protect the country from evil
eyes.

· In contrast to Finland, Pakistan is using a top-down approach to

problem solving in education. · In Pakistan every child has to read the
same topic and answer the same questions to assess how many questions
they have answered correctly.

 First, Pakistan must decentralise and declare complete autonomy of its

schools. This reform will enhance competition among schools in the
neighbourhood and inter-province competition among schools. Schools in
each neighbourhood must be judged and ranked on selected performance
parameters (e.g. student scores etc. conducted by an accreditation agency of
international repute (Not BISEs). The schools that outperform others must be
incentivised with extra benefits such as performance bonuses and promotions.
Bear in mind that this reform must be started at a smaller scale, perhaps in
schools in the ICT Islamabad, and gradually scale up to other regions and
provinces.
 Secondly, we must map our curriculum with Bloom’s Taxonomy.
Currently, Pakistan’s curriculum only touches the lower tiers of Bloom’s,
so there is little scope to nurture the students’ creative skills at the
grass-root level. With no concern for creative skills in our curriculum, we
have failed in multiple indicators on the global front. Out of the 132
economies, Pakistan ranked 99th in the Global Innovation; Finland ranks
7th among the 132 economies featured (2021). Therefore, it’s the
education system that speaks louder, nothing else.