Raise in Compulsory Education Age Suggested
Minister of education, Tuula Haatainen, has proposed raising the age limit of compulsory education to 18….
Haatainen told the newspaper Uutispäivä Demari that the current age limit of 16 is based on an existing law which is over 80 years old, and that reforms in the system are long overdue.
She said that most people would agree that a 16-year-old is still a child and they should continue their education.
The minister said 5.5 percent of all the students in Finland finish their education at 16.
…is this because she thinks 16 and 17 year-olds are to stupid/lazy/immature/whatever to make this decision for themselves? Or is she more concerned about how the welfare state will handle these flunkies a couple decades later?
