High school new curriculum criteria for the public: courses variable credits and student counselling also after the completion of the

the future of the high school student collected courses instead of credits, studying for university or polytechnic courses already during high school and get guidance from even after high school, too.

This all promises to the high school new curriculum (move to another service), the grounds for which were published on Thursday. The first time it introduced high school in 2021 will start.

the New curriculum emphasize broad-based and phenomenon-based for. The elementary school side of these concepts are based on teaching methods have received a lot of criticism. The topic is in the news, for example, Helsingin sanomat (you move to another service).

the phenomenon based is not automatically evil, reminiscent of Finnish secondary school students union president of Pink Pajunen .

It means that to be able to seize faster and easier to topical subjects, which is in itself a good thing. Some of the young want to for example, climate education, and I see that the new curricula allow it to better.

the Finnish upper secondary school students association president Rose Pajunen hopes that high school students can to pay attention to the core curriculum, but also in high school in everyday life. Karoliina Simoinen / YleKursseista credits

Pajunen find the new curriculum much good. Thank you to get for example the opportunity to study across subject boundaries.

– Is a good development, when the rate of change study points. It makes it possible for can be to create a topical study modules. From high school to become more agile educational model, Pajunen said.

Nykylukion the syllabus is the scope of 75 classes. From 2021 onwards, the rate change study period , consisting in credits . One of the current form of the course equivalent in the new curriculum two credits, namely the high school syllabus is the future of 150 credits.

in the Future, many students are traditional course to a wider or narrower: there will also be one or three credits of level courses.

the credit points the purpose is to facilitate the different subjects connect to each other. By combining social studies 2 credits economic information and 1 credits financial mathematics can be a local curriculum constitutes 3 credits of the economic theme of the course.

higher education cooperation during high school, student-guidance after high school

the New curriculum will provide high school students more personal guidance. This Pajunen is satisfied.

the Guidance is also available longer. In the future, the new student will get a study guide from the graduate the next year until the end, if he hasn't got a place to study after high school.

additional control is necessary, as the government is committed to the goal to get a high school degree to the side of the young adult population by 2030.

Earlier intensive study steering as well as students are encouraged to consider the continuation of the close by high schools and high school collaboration.

– the Goal is that in high school, obtained degrees are better prepared for postgraduate studies. Also the transition to further studies to make a smooth, told the board of education, high school education, and the arts basic education -unit Petri Lehikoinen .

did you Find a relief high school stress and exhaustion?

Many of the expert is concerned about the high school increased stress and school-weariness. Can high school students well-being to enhance the curriculum with the help of?

at Least the welfare of talking about the curriculum in more than in the past, said the high school association Pajunen.

welfare knowledge is one of the curriculum's presentation of the six broad expertise in the subject. The welfare of the sub-regions should therefore link to one way or another in all school subjects.

Pajunen, according to the content of courses, the number of and how much rate should be home studying, are also important for the students ' welfare.

– in Addition important is the support services investing. Resources are needed that support services is available in all educational institutions, and students have access to a support services desk that they need and as quickly as possible.

Pajunen, according to the higher education cooperation, such as additions to the high school everyday life are not correctly carried out, a load of high school students. He sees that the better the opportunity for the individual control can also contribute to preventing high school load.

– There are students who scrape together themselves 10 courses per period. When investing in individual control, can be taken into account in such situations, when an individual is nearing the point of exhaustion.

the high school reform was accelerated by the curriculum renewal

typically, the curriculum reform cycle is about 10 years. Compared to the reform will come quickly, because the current secondary school curricula introduced in 2016.

This also grants the board of education Petri Lehikoinen.

– the Previous curriculum's, in all honesty say that it was more of an update than reform. There are a lot of things changed, Lehikoinen said.

the Reform set in motion last board of the middle barn, where it was agreed high school reform. The reform was also a high school act, which came into force this autumn.

the Part of law changes began to appear properly in high school in everyday life until the new curriculum comes into force in the autumn 2021 high school for start.

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