Chapter 135 "Education for globalization" should be learned from "small countries"

The second thing Japan needs to learn is "small countries" and learn how they devote themselves to their own national education. As mentioned above, Singapore has also hired excellent teachers from all over the world, and compiled first-class educational content from primary education to higher education. Therefore, Singaporeans can speak at least two languages, and the National University of Singapore has become a world-renowned university. Countries such as Ireland, Denmark, Finland, and Sweden in Europe also actively implemented educational reforms, and finally achieved economic prosperity.

Singapore has about 4 million people, Ireland has about 3.5 million people, Denmark has about 6 million people, Finland has about 5 million people, and Sweden has about 9 million people... No matter which country has a population size of more than 10 million, there are still With a population less than that of a city like Tokyo, what should a country with such a small population do if it wants to gain a foothold in the world? If you really see the future of the country clearly, it is only natural to expect a society that can be passed down from generation to generation.When globalization began, they first considered what kind of talents the future society would need.

Of course, it's not just in education.While groping for the national system, social system and the mission of the people, they carry out reforms and transformations.In the end, they acquired excellent talents, and Nokia in Finland and Ericsson in Sweden became international companies. In terms of education reform, the biggest change is that they have re-examined the education that emphasized knowledge in the past, and implemented "thinking education".The second is to implement "English education".That is to say, they quickly implement education that adapts to globalization.

Educational reforms in Finland and Romania started with kindergartens.Education has been reformed from the perspective of "how to survive in a world without answers" and "what abilities are needed to thrive in countries other than our own". This is the education that cultivates leadership as mentioned earlier.In the national education of Finland and Denmark, "How to lead in a globalized and diverse world" has become one of the necessary qualities. Recently, Japanese elementary school teachers finally organized a group to visit Finland. However, in my opinion, all this should have been done 10 years ago, and we should reform as we go.

The children taught by Japanese education have been abandoned by the world, but Japanese teachers ignore it."Learning from Finland" now is putting the cart before the horse. What should be learned is the teacher, not the child. The teachers who were content with "〇X-style education" and "cramming-style education" passed the bills to the children, turning Japanese young people into a "low IQ group" that could not adapt to globalization.