The discussion about intelligence is substantial that makes me rethink, terms that are new to me and discovered new learning. Intelligence can be defined in many different ways. It may be “the capacity to acquire and apply knowledge”, the capacity for logic, the ability to perceive and infer information, and so on. Intelligence can be a very subjective matter. Though, the importance of intelligence is one that everyone can agree on.
Let me just relate learning and intelligence to that of Finland’s education system from my previous subject. Finland is known to be the best school. Children don’t receive formal academic training until they reach the age of seven. In day care, they learn through play, games and songs and discussion. Finland doesn’t waste time or money on low quality standardized test. Children are assessed through observation, quizzes and personalized learning device. They are even allowed to have fun, giggle and day dream. They put into practice the cultural mantra which is “let children be children” and “children learn best through play”.
With that kind of rich learning environment of Finland children will most likely develop their multiple intelligence and emotional intelligence. Children are more stress free because there are no IQ tests to track their performances and still they are on considered top performers in terms of statistics. My question now is, do you think we can adopt the way Finland’s way of teaching student?
Reference:
https://gulfnews.com/opinion/op-eds/why-finland-has-the-best-schools-1.1699369
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