Ever wondered how Finland managed to build its highly regarded school system?
Get the insights and facts you'll need to contribute to building an
effective, lower cost educational system at the local, national and
global level.
Pasi Sahlberg recounts the history of Finnish educational reform as
only a well-traveled insider can. He details how the Finnish strategy
and tactics differ from those of the global educational reform movement
and of the North American reforms in particular.
Finnish Lessons goes beyond the facts and figures of Finnish education.
The book also addresses the role of teachers as well as the links
between education reform and other sectors of society, and how smart
education policies serve to raise a nation's prosperity and reduce
poverty.
Rather than proposing that other nations follow in Finland's path, Finnish Lessons
documents how Finland achieved success without going through the
arduous and controversial process of implementing competition, school
choice, and test-based accountability.
Here parents, educators and policy architects can gain the insight
and facts necessary to constructively participate in improving their
schools -- even in a tightening economy.
This book is also a message of hope and encouragement for other
nations to find their own way to enact educational reform that works.
"The story
of Finland's extraordinary educational reforms is one that should
inform policymakers and educators around the world. This book is a must
read."
— Linda Darling-Hammond, Charles E. Ducommun
Professor of Education and Co-Director of the Stanford Center for
Opportunity Policy in Education at Stanford University.
Reference : http://www.finnishlessons.com/
