20 Hrs A Week Class & No Homework; Will It Happen In India? Find Out

New Delhi: RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat wants India to draw inspiration from Finlands’ education system, which has made the Scandinavian country what it is today.

“All of America and the western world keep wondering how they have such a good education system. It is because they teach their children to face struggles of life and not score in an examination,” Bhagwat said last Saturday at an event organised by the Sangh-affiliated Shiksha Sanskriti Utthan Nyas (SSUN).

The Sangha’s influence over the education sector is no secret today and its views on policies do reflect in the decisions of the HRD Ministry under the Narendra Modi regime.

What is the Finland education system all about: 

• Finnish kids begin formal education at the age of 6.
• There are no separate primary, secondary or higher secondary education system. Rather a child spends the next nine years in a single structure schooling system.
• The classes are confined to no more than 20 hours a week and 190 days a year. The kids are not burdened with homework. Students in India schools spent not less than 35 hours a week on an average in schools.
• The three-year undergraduate level is divided into only two streams — general and vocational. The university level focuses majorly on specialisations and research, almost non-existent in the Indian education system.

How do the Finnish students fare in studies as compared to their peers in other countries?

According to the Programme for International Students Assessment (PISA) 2017, Finland stood 12th in Mathematics in the world ranking, 5th in Science and 4th in reading.

(With inputs from The Print)