Finnish Lessons, Pasi Sahlberg
Finnish Lessons, Pasi Sahlberg
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Finnish Lessons
What Can the World Learn from Educational Change in Finland?

Author: Pasi Sahlberg

Narrator: Paul Michael Garcia

Unabridged: 7 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/16/2012

Categories: Nonfiction, Education

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

Ever wondered how Finland managed to build its highly regarded school system? Look behind the headlines and find out. Finnish Lessons is a firsthand, comprehensive account of how Finland built a world-class education system over the past three decades. The author traces the evolution of education policies in Finland and highlights how they differ from those in the United States and other industrialized countries. Rather than relying on competition, school choice, and external testing of students, education reforms in Finland focus on professionalizing teachers' work, developing instructional leadership in schools, and enhancing trust in teachers and schools. This book details the complexity of educational change and encourages educators and policy makers to develop effective solutions for their own districts and schools. Pasi Sahlberg recounts the history of Finnish educational reform as only a well-traveled insider can, offering the insight and facts necessary for others to constructively participate in improving their schools-even in a tightening economy. "The story of Finland's extraordinary educational reforms is one that should inform policymakers and educators around the world. No one tells this story more clearly and engagingly than Pasi Sahlberg. This book is a must-read."-Linda Darling-Hammond, Stanford University *** Please contact Member Services for additional documents.

About Pasi Sahlberg

Pasi Sahlberg is a professor of education policy at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. His books include Finnish Lessons 3.0 (winner of the Grawemeyer Award in Education) and Hard Questions on Global Educational Change: Policies, Practices, and the Future of Education.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mem on September 17, 2012

I bought this book after reading an article based on it in Smithsonian magazine. I've read it slowly and found the first couple of chapters the most interesting. I have, in my lifetime, been a professional educator, and I have the background to read and interpret this book - which is NOT written for......more

Goodreads review by Matty-Swytla on November 27, 2017

I'll save you some very dry and repetitive reading by suggesting you go directly to chapter 5 of the book (the last one) and you'll get all the relevant info in a nicely condensed form with some helpful ideas for the future development of education. The rating isn't lower because the author argues f......more

Goodreads review by Marten on August 08, 2012

Wow, I finished this book the other day and was quite impressed. It does, however, really chafe me as a teacher to know that we have a messed up system in the US and are really not interested in making the long term commitment to fixing our problems. It must come from being the biggest (although I r......more

Goodreads review by Paul on January 31, 2013

Pasi Salhberg--in "Finish Lessons: What Can the World Learn from Educational Change in Finland?"--doesn't pretend to have a universally applicable solution to the problems we face in providing effective learning opportunities. But the wonderfully produced snapshot he provides of the Finnish school s......more