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Finland Not the Cure-All for American Education Woes

Posted: December 13th, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: Uncategorized | No Comments »

A really interesting NY Times piece about why Finland, “an object of fascination among American educators and policy makers” cannot be easily translated to the U.S.

Critics say that Finland is an irrelevant laboratory for the United States. It has a tiny economy, a low poverty rate, a homogenous population — 5 percent are foreign-born — and socialist underpinnings (speeding tickets are calculated according to income).

And yet how attractive is their approach:

“The first six years of education are not about academic success,” he said. “We don’t measure children at all. It’s about being ready to learn and finding your passion.”

I love the NY Times education coverage.

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