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10. Apples and oranges. Finland is an itty-bitty country with little diversity.

Tue Oct 8, 2013, 07:04 PM

Oct 2013

I get tired of the nonsense bragging about it.

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Why Finland's schools are kicking our butt: More focus on the human, less on tests [View all] KurtNYC Oct 2013 OP

K&R.... daleanime Oct 2013 #1

They have great respect for their teachers. In the US we do not. madfloridian Oct 2013 #2

No rankings, comparisons, or competition in Finnish schools The2ndWheel Oct 2013 #3

the Finns didn't create the OECD studies, they only participated KurtNYC Oct 2013 #7

Just found the contrast funny is all The2ndWheel Oct 2013 #9

I'm a Finn Jim Warren Oct 2013 #8

Why does it always seem like everybody but us has this stuff figured out? liberal_at_heart Oct 2013 #11

Whatever it takes. LWolf Oct 2013 #13

OP worthy BelgianMadCow Oct 2013 #14

You're welcome. LWolf Oct 2013 #17

Wow. Sounds like Oxnard KurtNYC Oct 2013 #15

lol LWolf Oct 2013 #16

kick to compare a good school system with our Common Core and Race to the Top. liberal_at_heart Oct 2013 #19