Shawn L. Bird

8 Responses to “Finnish education”

1. Leena's blog about things Finnish Says:

   February 17, 2013 at 6:55 pm

   Very cool! Good luck on the application – would be so exciting!

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   • Shawn Bird Says:

     February 18, 2013 at 12:36 am

     Thanks Leena. With luck, I’ll get to go and observe in some classrooms there. Perhaps March 2014?

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     • Leena's blog about things Finnish Says:

       February 18, 2013 at 10:51 am

       Fabulous! I have been hatching a plan to go in 2014 as well – the goal is to take two or three months to brush up on Finnish in a few language classes at U of Helsinki. I am thinking of a few projects that are niggling in the back of my mind that can’t go forward until I have a better command of the spoken and written word. Here’s to both of us getting there in 2014!
     • Shawn Bird Says:

       February 18, 2013 at 11:25 am

       Voi olla meidän täytyy kirjoittaa Suomeksi, sitten? 🙂
     • Leena's blog about things Finnish Says:

       February 18, 2013 at 11:42 am

       Jo täytyy kokeilla – miten saan “ä” minun näppäimistö?? (I have to use google translate to get it 😉
     • Shawn Bird Says:

       February 19, 2013 at 9:45 pm

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2. lorddavidprosser Says:

   February 18, 2013 at 12:01 am

   I’m baffled as to why schools in every country aren’t adopting the Finnish way. They say the proof of the pudding is in the eating. I’d love the UK to adopt it. and provide our young with some real opportunities.

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   • Shawn Bird Says:

     February 18, 2013 at 12:35 am

     It is pretty impressive. Our government is working at applying the same methods here. The innovations are looking very interesting.

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