My Philosophy of Education course started this week! We had the first two lectures of a five part series (yes, this course will finish within the next two weeks). Like most classes I have taken, the course expectations and requirements were presented on the first day. Unlike most classes I have taken, the only course paper we must write is due sometime in the next three years. Yes, three years. You read that correctly. As I have mentioned before, there is much greater flexibility in the Finnish school systems, so the professor is happy to process our credits whenever we turn in the paper.
After going over course expectations, the professor proceeded to give his international students a taste of Finland. He shared some Finnish folk music, and then presented a fascinating introduction of Finnish history. Did you know that the Nazi concentration camps were a Finnish invention?! German doctors observed such camps during the Finnish Civil War in the years prior to WWII.
The lecture then moved into a discussion about course content. So far, we have learned some basic definitions of philosophy and became acquainted with some top European and Finnish philosophers. Should be an interesting course.
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