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Chopping wood and making paper airplanes are activities children might pursue in a class that takes a phenomenon-based approach to the question: How would we respond to a loss of electricity? (Shutterstock)

February 3, 2020

A Finnish phenomenon: Where students learn how to ask, not only answer, questions

Theodore Christou, Queen's University, Ontario

After 20 years of education strife in Ontario, it’s time to look overseas for inspiration to rethink what education is about.

Parents have a responsibility for their children’s math development too. Shutterstock

November 14, 2018

For the sake of kids, embrace math

Andy Hargreaves, Boston College and Pasi Sahlberg, UNSW

Instead of getting “back to basics” to improve math skills, we should make math literacy a priority by developing, attracting and supporting skilled teachers, and improving math literacy at home.

The atmosphere in classrooms in Finland is more relaxed. Jari Sjölund

October 5, 2015

Do teachers in Finland have more autonomy?

Pasi Sahlberg, Harvard University

October 5 is World Teachers’ Day. How about paying some attention to how teachers experience their work? Do teachers in Finland have more autonomy when compared to those in the US?

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Pasi Sahlberg
Professor of Education, The University of Melbourne
Andy Hargreaves
Research Professor in Education, Boston College
Theodore Christou
Professor, History of Education, Queen's University, Ontario

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