Persuasive Essay On Finland's School System

Have you ever wondered why Finland's schools are ranked in the top five in the entire world and are so advanced, in everything? Well it's simple, their school system. They flourish in every way, the students, the teachers and even the structure allow this country to be known for their school system. The Finnish go by this saying “Less is more” where as us Canadians go by the saying “Work till you drop.” Their school systems are built to fit the child's needs where as ours is built for the child to fit the school system's needs. But it is not only these facts that allow the Finnish to flourish, it’s also their community. They are known as being a green saving country where us Canadians are slowly killing the Earth. If you still don't believe me I assure you that you will by the end.

Let's start off with Finland’s teachers and structure. The Finnish teachers hold ranks as high as lawyers and doctors, that's how highly they treat the teachers. Whereas in Canada, teachers get paid horribly and don’t have the reputation they deserve. To become a teacher you must be in the top ten percent of your class and also have a masters. No surprise that to become a teacher in Canada all you need is a grade twelve diploma and a job opening. Unlike Canada where you get a teacher for one year than switch, barely getting to know them, in Finland you …show more content…
Canadians and the rest of the world can learn a thing or two about the Finnish and not only by the school system. Finland also is one of the greenest countries in the world, having people who don’t even own cars but bike and walk everywhere. They also are very energy efficient living in very advanced homes. They have the ability to run eighty percent of all electricity through windmills and water dams. Oh, if only the entire world was like Finland’s school system, just imagine what our world and people would be