Comments on: What makes Finnish kids so smart? http://www.odonnellweb.com/?p=4102 General Geekery from Fredericksburg VA Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:20:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Pinki http://www.odonnellweb.com/?p=4102&cpage=1#comment-10813 Pinki Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:39:04 +0000 http://www.odonnellweb.com/?p=4102#comment-10813 I've always been a fan of Summerhill's ideas, and this is a good, modified, modern application of those Summerhill values in action. One thing it didn't cover is parental interaction in the education of Finnish children (article says kids are independant). Do both parents work in Finland like in the US? I'm going to check it out. I’ve always been a fan of Summerhill’s ideas, and this is a good, modified, modern application of those Summerhill values in action.
One thing it didn’t cover is parental interaction in the education of Finnish children (article says kids are independant). Do both parents work in Finland like in the US? I’m going to check it out.

]]> By: Ulrike http://www.odonnellweb.com/?p=4102&cpage=1#comment-10786 Ulrike Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:36:00 +0000 http://www.odonnellweb.com/?p=4102#comment-10786 Don's obviously from Iowa, where SF 2216 passed this week. "An Act concerning state and local measures for preparing a student for a career or for postsecondary education, including a statewide core curriculum for school districts and accredited nonpublic schools and a state=designated career information and decision=making system." Don’s obviously from Iowa, where SF 2216 passed this week. “An Act concerning state and local measures for preparing a student for a career or for postsecondary education, including a statewide core curriculum for school districts and accredited nonpublic schools and a state=designated career information and decision=making system.”

]]> By: Doc http://www.odonnellweb.com/?p=4102&cpage=1#comment-10784 Doc Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:06:01 +0000 http://www.odonnellweb.com/?p=4102#comment-10784 I thought ours were designed to properly socialize...? I thought ours were designed to properly socialize…?

]]> By: don http://www.odonnellweb.com/?p=4102&cpage=1#comment-10781 don Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:30:50 +0000 http://www.odonnellweb.com/?p=4102#comment-10781 I think the main difference is in the overall objective. Their school system is designed to educate; ours is designed to train the workforce. I think the main difference is in the overall objective. Their school system is designed to educate; ours is designed to train the workforce.

]]> By: Chas. http://www.odonnellweb.com/?p=4102&cpage=1#comment-10780 Chas. Tue, 04 Mar 2008 13:47:57 +0000 http://www.odonnellweb.com/?p=4102#comment-10780 I'm from Michigan, and I don't know where the heck Colon, Michigan is. Wonder if the Finnish student would have had a different experience in a bigger city. Regardless, this article was verrrry interesting to me. I’m from Michigan, and I don’t know where the heck Colon, Michigan is. Wonder if the Finnish student would have had a different experience in a bigger city. Regardless, this article was verrrry interesting to me.

]]> By: Meg L http://www.odonnellweb.com/?p=4102&cpage=1#comment-10779 Meg L Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:33:07 +0000 http://www.odonnellweb.com/?p=4102#comment-10779 I read that article over the weekend. I found it interesting that the teachers had such freedom (and encouragement) to look at each child's needs. I found it surprising that the article said that the success was because the kids are "responsible" - huh? I didn't find the lost year of the exchange student surprising though. Our German exchange student from last year lost a year by coming to the states. She had fun, but wasn't happy about needing the extra year. I read that article over the weekend. I found it interesting that the teachers had such freedom (and encouragement) to look at each child’s needs.

I found it surprising that the article said that the success was because the kids are “responsible” – huh?

I didn’t find the lost year of the exchange student surprising though. Our German exchange student from last year lost a year by coming to the states. She had fun, but wasn’t happy about needing the extra year.

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