The Indian recipe said to grease the baking dish. This was my first task. The others on my cooking team had different jobs. One of the Finnish ninth graders…
When I creaked open the door to a first grade classroom, I noticed a dozen seven-year-olds sprawled around the room. About half of them were sitting at rectangular…
“We just think seven- and eight-year-olds should have free play in the afternoon. There’s no need for them to do an eight-hour workday.” As I listen to Juulia,…
[Note: My new online course, “The Finnish Education Insider” is open for enrollment! The first 50 students get more than 50%-off the regular price. Sign up here! ] These days,…
“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 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…
Taught by Finland
Taught by Finland
