What Makes Finnish Kids So Smart?

February 29, 2008 · Posted in culture 

That’s not my title. It’s from this article in the Wall Street Journal. Read it right now. There is much food for thought here. Not mentioned in the article is the fact that Finland is the most wired country in the world with very high bandwidth Internet access available in every home. (If you thought Nokia was a Japanese company, you’re wrong. It’s Finnish.)

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  1. Nicole on March 3rd, 2008 1:44 pm

    Wow, that is a weird article. I loved the part with the school administrator stating they are aware of more American style parenting in regards to parents asking for more rigid schooling for their children. I find it interesting too that they are using less technology than what was assumed.

  2.   CSN Investigates Scandanavian Students’ Success by iTeach - Skip Via on March 4th, 2008 10:34 am

    […] interesting follow up to my Feb 29 post (What Makes Finnish Kids So Smart?) showed up today from eSchool News. The article, U.S. Educators Seek Lessons from Scandinavia, […]

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