Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Sir Ken Robinson, standardised testing and your element!
I found this video on Ben Witheford's blog (http://www.tothefutureandbeyond.net/) who had found it on Derek Wenmoth's blog! Well worth a look.
The Finnish education system
A BBC news item:
Finland's schools score consistently at the top of world rankings, yet the pupils have the fewest number of class hours in the developed world. How?!?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/world_news_america/8601207.stm
Paste the above link into your browser and take 5 minutes or so to see something a little different to our current education and political system. You certainly wouldn't see a scene too often like this below! What about in New Zealand?
Finland's schools score consistently at the top of world rankings, yet the pupils have the fewest number of class hours in the developed world. How?!?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/world_news_america/8601207.stm
Paste the above link into your browser and take 5 minutes or so to see something a little different to our current education and political system. You certainly wouldn't see a scene too often like this below! What about in New Zealand?
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