Finnish approach to education

[greatlaurel]

6. Found a good article on Finnish schools

A quote from the article "The people in the government agencies running them, from national officials to local authorities, are educators, not business people, military leaders or career politicians. Every school has the same national goals and draws from the same pool of university-trained educators." Here is the link for the article http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/Why-Are-Finlands-Schools-Successful.html?c=y&page=1

I wish everyone would take the time to study the Finnish schools. The way they are run is so practical, intelligent and child oriented. It makes me want to weep for all our children here in the US.

The Finns are quite interesting. I married into a family of Finnish-Americans and they are, as a group, the nicest, most honest and incredibly determined bunch of people you could ever be around. The culture cultivates a very can-do outlook. Sisu is the Finnish word for it. We progressives need to adopt sisu for our motto here in the US. My spouse and children have sisu to the core. There may be a genetic component, but we can all become more sisu.