Is this School Heaven? No, it’s Finland

 I have been to the mountaintop. I have trodden sacred ground. I have seen the light. I have been to Finland. It’s the place where teachers go after they die if they’ve been good and taught the Whole Blessed Child; if they’ve rejected the hell of Obsessive Standardized Testing.

Read Lily's blog here and the lively discussion it has caused>>>>>>

9 reasons Finland's schools are so much better than America's

Finland's teachers have high status, professional support, and good pay.

Read about eight other reasons>>>>

Seven big myths about top-performing school systems

The man in charge of the Pisa tests, Andreas Schleicher, says the evidence from around the world reveals some big myths about what makes for a successful education system.

Here is the list>>>>