Finland

The Finns Are At It Again: Redesigning Education

September 16, 2024March 22, 2015 by JosieHolford

Not content with sweeping the international testing stakes Finland is setting about radical school design and reform – again. And given some rather gloomy economic outlooks maybe not a moment too soon. Maybe they know that topping the PISA (Program for International Student Assessment) test pile is not the holy grail and that these scores don’t … Read more

A Rising Tide

September 16, 2024December 14, 2006 by JosieHolford

They say that a rising tide gathers no moss. Or is that the rolling stone? Anyway – if that rising tide keeps rising, what happens to boats firmly moored and anchored to the harbor bed?