The Finland Phenomenon

This video compared education and schools in America, and than showed what schools are like in Finland. Finland is #1 in every education category in the world, while the US is ranked #26 in the world. Schools in Finland give every student the same proper education regardless of income, as opposed to the US which is all about income with what education you get. If you don't have money, you won't get the same education as someone who has a good family income. What I thought was cool about school in Finland is that they sometimes keep the same teacher for several grades. I like this because the teacher knows your style of learning and knows what works for the students. So instead of just sending them off to a new teacher the next year, they just bump up a grade with the class. Another thing I liked about the schooling in Finland was that you can choose from either the "academic track" or the "technical track". I like this because if you know what you want to be, and language arts may not be your thing, you can base your classes around engineering and or more hands on work.I think we can learn a lot from schools in Finland being that they are #1 in every category. Very cool video.