how do we educate our children
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How do we educate our children?
We all agreehow we shouldeducate our children
Rights of the Child
Principle 7
Declaration of the
Proclaimed byUnited Nations General Assembly
resolution 1386(XIV) of20 November 1959
The child is entitled to receive education, which shall be free and compulsory, at least in the elementary stages.
Rights of the ChildUN 1959
The child is entitled to receive education, which shall be free and compulsory
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He shall be given an education which will promote his general culture and
Rights of the ChildUN 1959
He shall be given an education which will promote his general culture and enable him, on a basis of equal opportunity,
Rights of the ChildUN 1959
He shall be given an education which will promote his general culture and enable him, on a basis of equal opportunity, to develop his abilities, his individual judgement,
Rights of the ChildUN 1959
He shall be given an education which will promote his general culture and enable him, on a basis of equal opportunity, to develop his abilities, his individual judgement, and his sense of moral and social responsibility,
Rights of the ChildUN 1959
He shall be given an education which will promote his general culture and enable him, on a basis of equal opportunity, to develop his abilities, his individual judgement, and his sense of moral and social responsibility, and to become a useful member of society.
Rights of the ChildUN 1959
educationfree compulsory
he she
culture
equal opportunityabilities judgement
sense of moralsocial responsibility
member of society
In reality, how do we educate our children?
Every three years,OECD PISA study
assesses how15-year-old students
in 57 countries have acquired
someknowledge and skills
essential forfull participation
in society
Science Competencies for Tomorrow's World
a snapshot
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentProgramme for International Student Assessment
OECD PISA 2006
Mean scores in some countries.
398
463
492
514
522
555
OECD PISA 2006table 2.2c
Mean scores for boys and girls.
394402
453472
484500
510517
513531
542568
OECD PISA 2006table 2.2c
Equality between boys and girls?
394402
453472
484500
510517
513531
542568 girls
OECD PISA 2006table 2.2c
have
equal
opportunity
at school
in all these countries
Highest mean scorefor boys and girls:
542568
OECD PISA 2006table 2.2c
Finland
Difference between students.
249555
315607
330654
337682
337682
411686
OECD PISA 2006table 2.2c
Top 5%Bottom 5%
Equality between students?
249555
315607
330654
337682
337682
411686
OECD PISA 2006table 2.2c
Top 5%Bottom 5% equal opportunity
Smallest gapbetween students:
411686
OECD PISA 2006table 2.2c
Top 5%Bottom 5%
Finland
Gap between schools.
47%
27%
23%
19%
48%
6%
OECD PISA 2006table 4.1a
top studentsat top schools only
100%
top studentsat all schools equally 0%
Equality between schools?
equal opportunity at local free public school
OECD PISA 2006table 4.1a
47%
27%
23%
19%
48%
6%
top studentsat top schools only
100%
top studentsat all schools equally 0%
6%
OECD PISA 2006table 4.1a
Smallest gapbetween schools:
Finland
How does Finland do that?
The 1919 Constitution of Finland
provided for general compulsory
education and for basic education
free of charge.
The first female members of parliament in world history were elected in Finland in 1907.
Miina Sillanpää speaking in Parliamentat the House of the Estates in 1907.Finnish Labour Archives
65 years later...
... Helvi Sipilä was the first woman ever elected to the rank of Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations in 1972.
UN / DPI 131231 / Yao Da Wei
... Helvi Sipilä was the first woman ever elected to the rank of Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations in 1972.
In 1975, she was Secretary-General of the First World Conference on Women in Mexico City.
UN Photo / 31333 / B Lane UN / DPI 131231 / Yao Da Wei
Today
Women: Agents for ChangeBuilding Sustainable Futures
International Federation of University Women
IFUW Programme for Action 2007-2010
“Sustainable development can only be globally achieved when both girls and boys have access to all levels of education.”
International Federation of University Women
Stock.XCHNG / 869786 / solorya
educationfree compulsory
he she
culture
equal opportunityabilities judgement
sense of moralsocial responsibility
member of society
Very special thank you to
•my wife, who is a Finnish teacher
•my mother and my grandmothers
•all the female teachers I and our children have had
at school
•all the ladies who are, and who have been, shaping
the Finnish Educational System, the Finnish Society, and the World to become a better place for us all!Kiitos!
Your right to vote
now and in the future!
Remember to exercise
CreditsConclusions and presentation
Samuli Pahkala, http://managerstoolbox.blogspot.com/
UN Declaration of the Rights of the Child
http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/25.htm
OECD PISA 2006: Science Competencies for Tomorrow's World
http://www.pisa.oecd.org/
Centenary of Women's Full Political Rights in Finland
http://www.aanioikeus.fi/en/index.htm
Helvi Sipilä at 85 - a strong-willed woman marks the way
http://www2.hs.fi/english/archive/thisweek/19082000.html
History of Educational System in Finland
http://www.helsinki.fi/edusystem/finland.html
Women: Agents for Change Building Sustainable Futures, 2007-2010
http://www.ifuw.org/programme/education/intro.htm
Photos
iStockphoto, Stock.XCHNG, Finnish Labour Archives, UN