Finn-ished

[wonderm]

3Boys:

For those who keep touting Finland and bashing our own system....


\"Leena Krokfors, an academic there, blames declining motivation and a failure of maths teachers and the curriculum to inspire enthusiasm. Others are beginning to wonder whether the egalitarian nature of Finnish education might be an underlying problem. Juha Yia-Jaaski, who runs a technology project to stretch the academically able, worries that a focus on raising the achievement of the majority of pupils shortchanges the cleverest. The country is “kidding itself”, Ms Jaaska says, if it thinks they can catch up at university.\"

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http://www.economist.com/news/international/21591195-fall-former-nordic-education-star-latest-pisa-tests-focusing-interest?fsrc=nlw%7Chig%7C12-5-2013%7C7129254%7C36746442|

Interesting. Thanks for sharing.

\"The structure of education systems seems to count for less than overall culture.\"

I am not surprised. Whether it is good or bad, the culture of our society or the attitude of us parents matters, maybe even more than MOE policies.