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Teacher Autonomy and Retention, from Education Review, Oct 2021
What Finland Can Teach Australian Education About Teacher Autonomy and Retention
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Reflection on Purpose
As we endure our umpteenth lockdown here in Victoria, Australia, like many others, I have found myself with time to reflect. When I first visited Finland in 2016, it was at the behest of a friend there with whom I shared musical interests and I imagined that visiting Finnish schools might give me a few…
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Myths Of Finnish Education IV
I recently commented on a blog suggesting that the ease with which the Finnish language can be learnt is a reason behind their education achievements. This ignored the fact that all Finnish students learn their native language, Swedish and English to the extent where the younger ones (English was not always taught) are proficient in…
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In teachers we trust – opinion, from Education Review
While many Australian schools have spent the last few decades admiring the old school tie, tightening standardisation and rubrics while chasing NAPLAN and ATAR scores, Finnish educators have been told to study best practices, and then try and improve on these. When the GFC occurred in the ’90s, Finnish government cuts in the education budget…
Michael Lawrence and Dr. Fabio D'Agostin | Creating Schools... 