Finnish Lessons: What Can the World Learn from Educational Change in Finland? (Series on School Reform) (The Series on School Reform)
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (741 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0807752576 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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Pasi Sahlberg, Director General, CIMO (Centre for International Mobility and Cooperation), Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture
A Must-Read for Anyone Concerned About the Misdirection of U.S. Education Concerned Mom of Two Pasi Sahlberg's book is a must-read for all concerned parents, educators, administrators, government officials, union leaders, policy-makers, scholars, and philanthropists who are alarmed that our current market-driven/competitive/punitive model isn't working in the U.S. and that a radical change of course is required. It's amazing that Sahlberg shares the Finnish roadmap with the world in what . Wider lessons Niall Mackinnon Pasi Sahlberg has written a remarkable book showing how Finland established a high performing education system by adopting policies counter to that which came in across most Western education systems. He calls these the GERM - the Global Education Reform Movement. The features of the GERM are: standardizing teaching and learning with common criteria for measurement and data; increased focus on c. the factors that have produced one of the world's best ever educational systems Kelvin A straight forward and clear explanation of the factors that have produced one of the world's best ever educational systems.
This is the antidote to the NCLB paralysis.'' --Henry M. Pasi Sahlberg teaches us a great deal about what we need to know before engaging in national educational reforms.'' --David Berliner, Arizona State University ''Finland's remarkable educational story, so well told in this book by Pasi Sahlberg, is both informative and inspiring because it shows that with appropriate effort sustained over time, a country can make huge improvements for its young people, something that all countries aspire to do.'' --Ben Levin, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto''Pasi Sahlberg is the best education policy expert to share the Finnish experiences with the international community. This book confirms that he is not only a practitioner but also a visionary that we Finns need when searching for the solutions to our educational challenges.'' --Erkki Aho, director general (1973-1991), Finnish National Board of Education ''Pasi Sahlberg, as an ins
This story makes sense to me.'' --Olli-Pekka Heinonen, Director, Finnish Broadcasting Company and former Minister of Education (1994-99)''Finland's remarkable educational story, so well told in this book by Pasi Sahlberg, is both informative and inspiring because it shows that with appropriate effort sustained over time, a country can make huge improvements for its young people, something that all countries aspire to do.'' --Ben Levin, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of TorontoFinnish Lessons is a first-hand, comprehensive account of how Finland built a world-class education system during the past three decades. This book confirms that he is not only a practitioner but also a visionary that we Finns need when searching for the solutions to our educational challenges.'' --Erkki Aho, Director General (1973-1991), Finnish National Board of Education''Pasi Sahlberg as an insider knows what has happened and as a researcher has an objective perspective on cause and effect relationships. And they did it with unions, minimal testing, national collaboration, and elevating teaching to a high-status calling. Pasi Sahlberg teaches us a great deal about what we need to know before engaging in national educational reforms.'' --David Berliner, Arizona State University''This book is a wake-up call for the United States. ''It is now time to break down the ideology of exceptionalism in the United States and other Anglo-American