We will examine Finnish Lessons on:
- Formative and Summative Assessment
- Teacher preparation
- Curriculum (personalization vs standardization)
- Homework
- Equity
- Poverty
- Demographics
- Economy
- Accountability vs Responsibility
- Teach Less, Learn More
- Test Less, Learn Better
Paradoxes of Finland Phenomenon
Sahlberg's Ten Big Ideas on Finland
What Finland has *not* done
Irmeli Halinen on Finnish Curriculum
Pasi Sahlberg on Finland and Alberta
Accountability
Finland's Paradoxes
What Americans keep ignoring about Finland's school success
The Children Must Play
TedTalk on Finland
My slideshow:
Finland
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ReplyDeleteI was wondering whether ( I could be wrong) the high proportion of Finnish kids move on to vocational training impacts on the educational system - my guess is that it would be less orientated to testing and getting kids to matriculate and more about teaching real skills that people need in their lives
There are some attributes to the Finns that are peculiar, arguably unique, even amongst the Nordic nations. Many of my friends are Finns; they seem to react and respond to debates, events, situations differently (more thoughtfully and calmly) than many of my non-Finn friends.
ReplyDeleteThis diagram I pictured from a book about the nature of Finnish people may be of interest:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/silversprite/2080418579/