The Finland Phenomenon : Inside the World's Most Surprising School System

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Call Number: DVD 370.973 Fi
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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Extras: The global achievement gap, PISA vs. TIMSS, Teacher's union in Finland.
Host: Tony Wagner.
Dr. Tony Wagner discusses the reasons for Finland's top performing students by examining the educational system through interviews with students, teachers, and administrators as well as classroom visits.
DVD, NTSC.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

US is still such a different case! submitted by Baradlay on February 24, 2012, 12:29pm I really liked this documentary, however, the comparison between US and Finland is not fair. US has a large, quite diverse population while Finland does not need to address other issue rather than income disparity. I did not see children from other races. It was not clear what kind of economic incentives (besides having a high paid/master-degree staff) keep the system running. A system based on trust? How? It sounds like a costly educational system. What about fiscal sustainability?. Dr. Wagner only makes a brief reference when it comes to education budget... In addition, the discussion about entrepreneurship among young students was introduced as the "aha!" moment at the end of the program... I wish to know more data that support this topic must be included as a part of the high school curriculum. To me, it looks a bit irrelevant.