Modes of study

Differences and similarities in modes of study:
In general the northen countries has very similar modes of study. The student - teacher relations is very loose and the teachers prefer to teach with the students inputs and active participation.
In the South and middle east the students are more passive and the teachers are teaching while the students in silence are making notes and are only allowed asking questions at the end of class.
All of the different studies have very similar clientel. We Can All work with children and adults with or without special needs in some way or another.


Economic:
In Denmark you get money from the state, the education is free but you need to buy your own books.
In other countries like spain and greece you need to pay money to go to School and you are not getting money from the state. So you need to save up money beforehand, work while your studying, have rich parents or if your grades are good, get a scolarship. In this case my guess is that the gap between social classes is bigger and more likely to accure then with the Danish system. The poor people have no money to educate themselves and the poor gets poorer while the rich gets richer.
So you Can say we are pretty privileged in Denmark, getting money from the state and free educations, but still we pay about 50 %, some more and some less depending on your income, in tax compared with Hollands 33%. So the danish state has more money to use in the welfare system, then others with lesser taxes.
In many of the southern and middle eastern countries it's possible that only one parent is working while the other parent is at home looking after the children etc. So the need for pedagogs like in Denmark and after school arrangements is not that big in those countries.
In Denmark it's very difficult to afford only one parent working, so it's very normal that both parents are working and the need for after school arrangements are bigger then other countries. Actually the children spend more time at institutions like school and after school arrangements then at home with their parents. And that's an ongoing topic in our field of study in Denmark.