For over 15 years the one small nation--Finland--has ‘scored” at or near the top of all the nations tested in reading, mathematics, and science. The big news is Finland tests the least and scores the highest. There is a national curriculum of broad guidelines; but teachers are trusted professionals who design the curriculum and the tests. Teachers are respected; children get a rich education rather than vigorously “tested”. Finnish schools are not perceived as a “business”, scores are not productivity reports, and children are not “widgets.”
Finland also has a strong belief in social responsibility with a strong welfare system. Result: child poverty rate =4% vs. US child poverty rate=22+. Finnish children are the nation’s most valuable resource.
Read the full article by Diane Ravitch: Why Finnish schools are great (by doing what we don’t)
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