Finland’s high-achieving public school system is now part of the conversation about U.S. education reform these days. What, it is often asked, can we learn from Finland? (Plenty, actually, though U.S. reformers consistently ignore the lessons .) The query has been asked and answered so often that it seems like a good time to ask what the United States can’t learn from Finland. So I asked Pasi Sahlberg, author of ‘ Finnish Lessons: What Can the World Learn About Educational Change in Finland?
Thursday, September 20th, 2012
What the U.S. Can’t Learn From Finland About Education Reform
Author: VALERIE STRAUSS and PASI SAHLBERG
Source: The Washington Post
Publication Date: 03:00 AM ET, 04/17/2012
Link: What the U.S. Can’t Learn From Finland About Education Reform
Source: The Washington Post
Publication Date: 03:00 AM ET, 04/17/2012
Link: What the U.S. Can’t Learn From Finland About Education Reform
Stephan: Here is a remarkably cogent and coherent assessment of U.S. schools in the context of the superior Finnish education model. We look pathetic in comparison.
