Sahlberg
"Team of Rivals"
Work together with people who have the opposite points of views as you.
Peruskoulu info
everyone goes to school together and study the same curriculum until grade 9, K-9
First few weeks of a new grade don't take tests or assess the children.
National Articulation Exam
Entrance exams for schools or new grades are illegal
Peruskoulu Pros and Cons
Pro's
Con's
All teachers have Masters in Cognitive Science
MN Comp Ed Changes
More Positive learning environment and conditions
After 9th grade, they push you towards your future job
$0 Insurance
$0 Post secondary Education
If they don't pass the NAE after 9th grade, they do remediation until they do.
Education is the main priority among all citizins
this is 45 years from now or never.
Communist
Smarter Can't Excell
Outlire kids
Teachers still not educated enough
How to change the mindset of students
Don't pass the NAE?
Cost?
How long?
Expectations of Teachers
"The fourth way is one of trust, professionalism, and shared responsibilities." pg 6
"If these jurisdictions have the freedom to set their own educational policies and conduct reforms as they think best, then the experiences of an educational system the size of Finland's should be particularly interesting and relevant to them." pg 10
"The Finnish experience shows that consistent focus on equity and cooperation-not choice and competition- can lead to an education system where all children learn well." pg 12
"Education in Finland is widely seen as a public good and is therefore protected as a basic human right to all in the constitution." pg 12
"...teachers in Finland have a great deal of professional autonomy and access to purposeful professional development throughout their careers." pg 13
"...teachers teach less and students spend less time studying, both in and out of school, than their peers in other countries." pg 14
"Teachers have to be provided with a professional working environment so that they feel dignified and are able to fulfill their moral purposes in schools." pg 15
"Teacher education would be modernized to respond to needs arising from these developments." pg 20