Finnish Lessons 2.0
Published on May 27, 2017
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Finnish Lessons 2.0
Sahlberg, Pasi. (2015). Finnish Lessons 2.0: What Can The World Learn From Educational Change In Finland? New York: Teachers College Press
Finnish Lessons 2.0 is Pasi's follow up book to his original 2011 book Finnish Lessons. This book examines how Finland rose to be the best school system in the world.
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FIRST 1/3 OF THE BOOK
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In the early years after Finland gained independence the school systems were formal and focused more on moral development. New concepts that began in 1945 would send education in Finland on an upward spiral.
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The Finnish education system began to go in the opposite direction of what many other countries were doing with high-stakes testing and a highly competitive nature among educators. In order for the Finnish education system to flourish it placed a high emphasis on networking and collaboration.
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The Finnish kindergarten and preschool system focuses on the child's well being, working well with peers, and increasing autonomy.
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THE SECOND 2/3 OF THE BOOK
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Special education needs are identified as early as possible and all special education students are integrated into regular classrooms.
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In recent years Finland's scores have experienced a slight drop. This is due to other nations learning from Finland which has dropped Finland's own results.
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Finland has shown that when it comes to education efficiency is more important then expenditure.
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