Four Reasons Finland's Schools are Better Than Ours....
First, no child in Finland ever takes a standardized test. The only test a Finnish student takes is the one that determines if he/she will go on to university. In addition, standardized tests are not used to measure teaching ability or to compare schools..........
Second, Finland put time and money into elevating the teaching profession. Parents and politicians regard teachers in the same manner they do doctors.........
Third, administrators from principals to school superintendents are all former teachers. ......... Fourth, Finland does not promote the idea of educating its young as a competition. Schools work in tandem and cooperation is the rule rather than the freakish exception. Interestingly, Shanghai – whose students bested Finland in math and science this year – also shuns the competitive model of school reform...........
http://www.care2.com/causes/education/blog/four-reasons-finland-s-schools-are-better-than-ours/
First, no child in Finland ever takes a standardized test. The only test a Finnish student takes is the one that determines if he/she will go on to university. In addition, standardized tests are not used to measure teaching ability or to compare schools..........
Second, Finland put time and money into elevating the teaching profession. Parents and politicians regard teachers in the same manner they do doctors.........
Third, administrators from principals to school superintendents are all former teachers. ......... Fourth, Finland does not promote the idea of educating its young as a competition. Schools work in tandem and cooperation is the rule rather than the freakish exception. Interestingly, Shanghai – whose students bested Finland in math and science this year – also shuns the competitive model of school reform...........
http://www.care2.com/causes/education/blog/four-reasons-finland-s-schools-are-better-than-ours/
