marko koskinen

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we asked Marko..

two questions

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Marko is one of idec 2013’s coffee talkers:

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what matters to you: I want to see a world where no human being intentionally hurts another human being. I believe we can reach this through education and self development. Democratic education is one of the keys.

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Episode #03: Marko Koskinen from Kinetic Pixel on Vimeo.

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Marko started the first Finnish democratic school, the Pheonix School:

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which became the first Finnish online school.

from the site linked above:

The Phoenix School is the first Finnish compulsory school age, targeted web-based primary school. The Phoenix School is an independent, non-profit, privately funded and religiously independent educational institution. Emerging school association operates the Phoenix school supporters association.

Phoenix-school activities are based on parents’ right to choose their children’s school attendance form. In practice, the students are usually called. home learners, that are not registered in any state or municipal institution. In some cases, other schools use the Phoenix school services.

If the student is not enrolled in any school, the student’s home municipality has an obligation to monitor the student’s progress.If a pupil has successfully completed the so-called. specific qualifications for all primary school compulsory subjects, granted domicile student graduation certificate equivalent to a certificate of basic education the entire syllabus.

Studying the Phoenix school is based on the data Builders-learning environment that is designed specifically for the Phoenix school in mind. Data Builders is a student-centered, active learning, socialization, peer-based learning, and information retrieval system that allows you to perform a full primary school from beginning to end.

The Phoenix School offers education system, in addition to tutoring and education services to support students’ learning.

He has also created student-centered software:

Builders information-learning environment is based on the idea of student self-knowledge builder, learn the best active work, peer support and intrinsic motivation through.

The study environment was originally designed for home learners and the Phoenix school use, but has expanded to a system that can be applied in all kinds of learning environments and levels.

Performance of elementary school and compulsory education

The student has completed primary school, when they have completed all compulsory subjects in all of the required components, and themes. Under the law, a student must attend school ten years has been commenced primary school.However, nothing prevents the student from carrying out primary school faster. After completing elementary school, the student is no longer attend school.

Home Education

Finland compulsory education can also be done at home. Parents have the right to decide on their children’s schooling and the right to teach themselves or to organize teaching in any other way. In practice, this is done in such a way that the parents do their learning notification, which indicate that they take responsibility for their children to study the performance of duty. After this, the student’s home municipality has an obligation to ensure that the student is progressing in his studies, and the obligation to provide proof of compulsory schooling was completed. Student municipality to appoint a so-called. to investigate the teacher to monitor the student’s progress

Parents and investigative learning, the teacher agreed to follow-up. Parents have the right to make their own curriculum based on the national curriculum. Builders information systems curriculum is made in strict compliance with the National Curriculum, so the family can use it as such. The family is not required to comply with the Convention of the curriculum.

This information is obtained from the Board of Education . Board of Education also maintains a home learning guide site .