“There is always an easy solution to every human problem—neat, plausible, and wrong.” (Henry Louis “H.L.” Mencken; American journalist, essayist, editor; 1880-1956.)
“Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.” (Albert Einstein; German-born theoretical physicist and 1921 Nobel Prize winner; 1879-1955.)
I have been reading about Finland’s public school system for a number of years. Year after year, it is ranked near the top of school systems throughout the world (Schwab, 2016). Many people have asked, “Why?” and what can we (educational leaders in my country) do in order to emulate or exceed this success. See the video, Finland’s Formula for School Success (Edutopia, 1/25/2012).
If it were easy to emulate Finland’s successful approach, I believe it would have been done in many different school districts and school systems. My conclusion is that we can learn from Finland’s school system, but that its core reasons for success are not easily replicated.
“A penny saved is a penny earned.” (Attributed to Benjamin Franklin; one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, author, printer, political theorist, politician, scientist, inventor, statesman, and diplomat; 1706-1790).
Every once in a while I encounter a news item about personal finances of people in the United States. This IAE Blog entry briefly discusses two recent examples.
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Chinook Cyber School, Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada.
