Editorials & Other Articles
In reply to the discussion: What Americans Keep Ignoring About Finland's School Success [View all]maggiesfarmer
(297 posts)1. all schools are public, pre-k through PHD.
2. "...all teachers and administrators are given prestige, decent pay, and a lot of responsibility. A master's degree is required to enter the profession, and teacher training programs are among the most selective professional schools in the country. If a teacher is bad, it is the principal's responsibility to notice and deal with it."
this runs contrary to the low pay, low bars of entry to teaching, coupled with tenure system in effect at American public schools. these two coupled together make sure that #1 top talent is incentivized into teaching and not lured into private industry.
Equality in education is a huge step toward addressing the root issues of class in equality in our country. tons of stuff in that article and worthy of re-read.
good stuff, thanks