Search All of the Math Forum:
Views expressed in these public forums are not endorsed by
NCTM or The Math Forum.
|
|
|
[ncsm-members] Finland's Unorthodox Education System - Best In The World
Posted:
Nov 27, 2012 7:10 PM
|
|
|
******************************* From Business Insider, Tuesday, November 27, 2012. See http://www.businessinsider.com/finlands-education-system-best-in-world-2012-11 . Our thanks to Mike Martin for drawing out attention to this article. ******************************* Why Finland's Unorthodox Education System Is The Best In The World
By Adam Taylor
A new global league table, produced by the Economist Intelligence Unit for Pearson, has found Finland to be the best education system in the world.
The rankings combined international test results and data such as graduation rates between 2006 and 2010, the BBC reports.
For Finland, this is no fluke. Since it implemented huge education reforms 40 years ago, the country's school system has consistently come in at the top for the international rankings for education systems. [See http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/13/education/from-finland-an-intriguing-school-reform-model.html?src=me&ref=general ]
But how do they do it?
It's simple - by going against the evaluation-driven, centralized model that much of the Western world uses.
Click on http://www.businessinsider.com/finlands-education-system-best-in-world-2012-11#finnish-children-dont-start-school-until-they-are-7-1
to take a tour of one of the most successful education systems in the world .
There are 27 slides with captions giving important information [Source: NYTimes]
----------------------------------------- PHOTO SIDEBAR: flickr: wstryder **************************************************** -- Jerry P. Becker Dept. of Curriculum & Instruction Southern Illinois University 625 Wham Drive Mail Code 4610 Carbondale, IL 62901-4610 Phone: (618) 453-4241 [O] (618) 457-8903 [H] Fax: (618) 453-4244 E-mail: jbecker@siu.edu
|
|
|
|