how do we educate our children

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!

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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