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Bozita

(26,955 posts) Sat Jan 21, 2012, 01:36 AM Jan 2012

Dan Rather Reports: Finnish (schools) First - Sat. 1/21 @ noon ET - HDNet - previews

Sat, Jan 21st
12:00 PM
Dan Rather Reports: Finnish First

In just 30 years, Finland transformed its school system from one that was mediocre and inequitable, to one that consistently produces some of the world’s best students, while virtually eliminating an achievement gap. And they do it without standardized testing..

Click the videos below for a sneak peek:
http://www.hd.net/blogs/finnish-first-january-17-2012/

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Dan Rather Reports: Finnish (schools) First - Sat. 1/21 @ noon ET - HDNet - previews (Original Post) Bozita Jan 2012 OP

Anyone who wants to get past the nonsense of NCLB should look at Finnish education reforms. AdHocSolver Jan 2012 #1

thanks!! Sancho Jan 2012 #2

For those without access to HDNet on cable/satellite... 3waygeek Jan 2012 #3

AdHocSolver

(2,561 posts)

1. Anyone who wants to get past the nonsense of NCLB should look at Finnish education reforms.

Reply to Bozita (Original post)

Sat Jan 21, 2012, 02:16 AM

Jan 2012

K and R.

Sancho

(9,067 posts)

2. thanks!!

Reply to Bozita (Original post)

Sat Jan 21, 2012, 02:20 AM

Jan 2012

I'll watch it..

3waygeek

(2,034 posts)

3. For those without access to HDNet on cable/satellite...

Reply to Bozita (Original post)

Sat Jan 21, 2012, 06:17 AM

Jan 2012

their news programming is usually available from iTunes or Amazon.com. Unfortunately, they do appear to be charging now; the episodes used to be free.

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