For nearly two decades now, teenagers in Finland have shined on a standardized international exam called the PISA (the Programme for International Student Assessment). This Nordic country took the globe, including…
I’ve heard people say that the Finnish school system is based on trust. The culture, they say, is vastly different here, and they argue that this ingredient drives the…
I spoke to Lucy Hockings at the BBC World News about my new book, Teach Like Finland: 33 Simple Strategies for Joyful Classrooms. Enjoy the clip, and pick…
My new book, Teach Like Finland: 33 Simple Strategies for Joyful Classrooms, is now on sale! You can order it from several websites: Amazon (U.S.) Amazon (Canada) Amazon (U.K.) Amazon (Germany) Barnes & Noble…
“The changes to kindergarten make me sick,” a veteran teacher in Arkansas recently admitted to me. “Think about what you did in first grade—that’s what my 5-year-old babies…
In October of 2013, Carol Burris, a principal in New York, was approached by a colleague who was shaken-up by her child’s first grade math test. She documented…
In the United States, I never met a second grader like Carla. Every morning at my Finnish public school, she spends just three hours in the classroom. And every…
Taught by Finland
