In her first guest post, my American colleague Meghan Smith described the path that led her to a teaching career in Finland. In this follow-up post, she shares several…
I’m pleased to have my American colleague Meghan Smith share her insights on this blog. She began her teaching career in Finland about a decade ago. Currently, she…
“The concept of childhood, so vital to the traditional American way of life, is threatened with extinction in the society we have created. Today’s child has become the…
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…
When I was teaching first grade in the Greater Boston area, my Finnish wife, Johanna, loved to tell me about schools in Finland. Most of what she told…
Taught by Finland
