tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105913974726120659.post6397216875709703052..comments2024-01-31T02:29:25.844-08:00Comments on FinlandiUpdates - Finnish Sustainability, Education, and more: How Finland treats its teachers - not what you thinkAlistair Haydenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01779814474407746579noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105913974726120659.post-78662413633284448462022-04-07T00:58:28.445-07:002022-04-07T00:58:28.445-07:00But wanna say that this is very helpful , Thanks...But wanna say that this is very helpful , Thanks for taking your time to write this. <a href="https://projectsdeal.co.uk/essay-writing-service.aspx?fbclid=IwAR3u9Zt0fpUv6JLt8d0VjjS1oX9WGQWICxdTdm8Ce91Ls7-j21KCCMu1axw" rel="nofollow">Essay Writing Service London</a><br />kharizaffarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557681565590381600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105913974726120659.post-7307137278065092017-08-19T21:20:52.304-07:002017-08-19T21:20:52.304-07:00Good morning, thanks for the updates. I am a Niger...Good morning, thanks for the updates. I am a Nigerian, a teacher by profession with a degree in Economics Education. I ve taught in the primary school for ten years. What are my chances of getting a job in Finland. ThanksAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17089754112983828155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105913974726120659.post-15430158327791890112017-07-03T09:07:23.543-07:002017-07-03T09:07:23.543-07:00It all boils down to getting a masters degree and ...It all boils down to getting a masters degree and then competing to get to be a teacher. It's focus and calling. The reason the administration does not interfere is because they know that the teachers there know that's their calling and not there just to get a job but to fulfill what they're called to be. Beulahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04168908809095783688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105913974726120659.post-84798009519473301482017-07-03T09:07:08.120-07:002017-07-03T09:07:08.120-07:00It all boils down to getting a masters degree and ...It all boils down to getting a masters degree and then competing to get to be a teacher. It's focus and calling. The reason the administration does not interfere is because they know that the teachers there know that's their calling and not there just to get a job but to fulfill what they're called to be. Beulahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04168908809095783688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105913974726120659.post-68845019320860737012017-02-28T01:07:28.433-08:002017-02-28T01:07:28.433-08:00hello, Alistair! My name is Aygerim. I'm from ...hello, Alistair! My name is Aygerim. I'm from Kazakhstan, Astana. I need some information about finnish teachers' salary, compensations, how it divides, on what depends, for my job. Can you, please, help me? <br />this is my e-mail assanova1409@gmail.com<br />Please, write to me if you can help. ASAP<br />~ Thank you ~<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401634010301680354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105913974726120659.post-31452854317628515652016-11-28T02:26:40.608-08:002016-11-28T02:26:40.608-08:00Can I teach in Finland if I have a degree from ABC...Can I teach in Finland if I have a degree from ABCTE, a govt approved program in US. http://abcte.org/teach/international/ <br />Given that I don't have a master's degree.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06359784110018598204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105913974726120659.post-58267547131960805252016-09-26T08:12:59.131-07:002016-09-26T08:12:59.131-07:00Not trying to reduce anything to an economic only ...Not trying to reduce anything to an economic only conversation but I am assuming that the pay in both countries is gross pay. I am curious what the net pay would be since Europeans often talk net pay.Whisky Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17244048454229857939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105913974726120659.post-59077767678122801542016-09-13T14:49:52.606-07:002016-09-13T14:49:52.606-07:00I have spent several hundred dollars this year alo...I have spent several hundred dollars this year alone. Would you require a surgeon to pay for his operating tools? Do bus drivers own their own buses? You get a tattoo and the artist charges you for the ink and the needles. Should we as teachers charge our scholars for the supplies we need because the state won't pay us enough or supply us for the education standards they are requiring us to teach to?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105913974726120659.post-85337453610963178792016-09-13T14:46:25.520-07:002016-09-13T14:46:25.520-07:00US teachers do make more on average, but we also w...US teachers do make more on average, but we also work longer hours on average, twice as long, with larger class room populations and less support from our administration. It isn't always about money. I would take a pay cut to work 550 hours a year. 11000 less for half the work and smaller class sizes? Yes please! It is interesting how people crunch numbers they find on the internet and don't bother to actually talk to someone in the business of teaching.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105913974726120659.post-52061824152077256522016-08-23T10:51:12.054-07:002016-08-23T10:51:12.054-07:00Do teachers in Finland buy their own supplies to t...Do teachers in Finland buy their own supplies to the extent that American teachers do?katieliz88https://www.blogger.com/profile/02805541937395806876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105913974726120659.post-71541521840554912382016-08-23T10:51:02.494-07:002016-08-23T10:51:02.494-07:00Do teachers in Finland buy their own supplies to t...Do teachers in Finland buy their own supplies to the extent that American teachers do?katieliz88https://www.blogger.com/profile/02805541937395806876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105913974726120659.post-4447024564616883102016-05-13T13:05:14.763-07:002016-05-13T13:05:14.763-07:00Indeed they do, my cousin is a teacher.Indeed they do, my cousin is a teacher.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16669764522365645909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105913974726120659.post-15004604795881521392015-11-19T20:22:46.810-08:002015-11-19T20:22:46.810-08:00Do teachers in Finland have teacher unions as they...Do teachers in Finland have teacher unions as they do in the US?Dennyboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15736923297971151223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105913974726120659.post-2646233237396802152014-06-28T11:01:50.536-07:002014-06-28T11:01:50.536-07:00Thanks for the comment! I think this is a great p...Thanks for the comment! I think this is a great point, and one I have been thinking about recently (though I didn't know about the German comparison). I looked at the numbers, and the average age of starting university training, which includes the teacher training, in Finland is 21 or 22, so new Masters would on average be 25-28 like you say. I can't imagine the difference professional and life experience between a new Finnish teacher who is in that age range, versus the many new American teachers who are 22. Alistair Haydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01779814474407746579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105913974726120659.post-31334619338595305792014-06-27T02:34:54.255-07:002014-06-27T02:34:54.255-07:00The difference in German (and Finnish) and the Ang...The difference in German (and Finnish) and the Anglo-American university systems is that the German system has a very strict Fachhochschule/academic university division. Fachhochschules are mainly for training for practical jobs needed by the local industry or economy, so you graduate at around 22-23, and go to work as fast as possible. The academic universities do research and only give Master's degrees or higher, and are very proud of it. They are also very selective, and studies take relatively long: a Master is typically 25-29 years old at minimum, with at least half a year of practical training experience. A Doctor is around 28-35, having worked 4-6 years minimum in research. An American Bachelor graduates around 22-24, so they are significantly less taught, less mature and need more training on the job. So, you could say the Americans require only Fachhochschule for teachers. That would never happen in Finland today, although it was necessary in earlier times (the so-called seminaari; Martti Ahtisaari is probably the most famous graduate).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04469781039238548746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105913974726120659.post-19227718143900767662014-04-21T01:58:01.246-07:002014-04-21T01:58:01.246-07:00Thanks, glad you like it! If you have any ideas fo...Thanks, glad you like it! If you have any ideas for things to check out, let me know, and I would love to chat with you about this stuff when I get back!Alistair Haydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01779814474407746579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105913974726120659.post-17766260946350951992014-04-20T15:11:06.924-07:002014-04-20T15:11:06.924-07:00This is really interesting, Alistair. Thanks for ...This is really interesting, Alistair. Thanks for sharing these ideas.Cathy Fleischerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978687571941623238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105913974726120659.post-36283267873055508782014-01-22T14:42:26.662-08:002014-01-22T14:42:26.662-08:00Thanks for the support and kind words!Thanks for the support and kind words!Alistair Haydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01779814474407746579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8105913974726120659.post-36774693946903303362014-01-13T10:41:14.734-08:002014-01-13T10:41:14.734-08:00I really think I should just link to your blog on ...I really think I should just link to your blog on mine and tell everyone to go read about the Finnish education system here since I keep not getting around to it and you've done some excellent posts. :)Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04474902291331595191noreply@blogger.com