How Finland got to be No. 1 in education  Finland is recognized
as the top country in education. Forty years ago it went through
massive reforms. Some of the elements: Kids don’t start school
until they are 7. Usually they don’t have homework or take exams
until they are teenagers. Finland spends about 30 percent less
per student than the U.S. Elementary school kids get 75 minutes
of recess. Read more here.      About Bob Ingle  This entry was
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How Finland got to be No. 1 in education    1. jony says:
Totally different culture, totally different mind set. People
that want to learn will. They have raised the bar to be
teachers, we have lowered the bar on everything. Here everyone
has the “Right” to go to college. Colleges are big business in
this country. There are still good schools here that educate
kids and do a good job of it, we tend to hear of the failing
ones that would fail no matter who the teachers are.    2. Dave
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