Finns’ faith in elementary school is crumbling, says a recent survey

Faith The best in the world has been weakened to the Finnish elementary school, says Eva, the business delegation.

A survey commissioned by EVA shows that when 70 % of Finns considered Finnish primary school to be the best in the world eight years ago, only 44 % of citizens think so.

According to Eva, Finns are particularly concerned about the lack of school order and the disturbing use of smartphones during teaching.

According to Eva’s survey, up to 80 % of Finns support banning cell phones in schools. In addition, closer to 90 % would give teachers more power and ways to maintain order.

« The message is clear: Finns demand back discipline and order to schools. At school, it should be possible to focus on learning. Disclosure and disruptive behavior should be eliminated by giving teachers more heavily to teachers, » says Eva’s editorial manager Sami Metelinen in the bulletin.

In March, the survey material was collected from about 2,000 people on the Internet panel of Taloustutkimus Oy. The margin of error in the results is 2-3 percentage points in the entire population level.

Evan According to four out of ten Finns, the elementary school produces mainly equal mediocrity, which lack creativity and spontaneity. This is 17 percentage points more than the 2017 measurement.

However, even more, 42 %, disagreed with the equalization of the school system. In particular, supporters of the Coalition Party and the Finns were disagreed.

Almost 40 % of respondents would allow their own elementary school free selection, regardless of the municipal or school district boundaries, but over 40 % do not support free school choices.

According to Eva, just over half of Finns are worthwhile to divide students with foreign language more evenly into different schools. The view had support across party boundaries.