. . . Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2012 11:28:54 -0700 From: Richard Hake <rrhake@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Reply-To: Net-Gold@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To: AERA-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: Net-Gold@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [Net-Gold] Finnishing Touches . . . If you reply to this long (10 kB) post please don't hit the reply button unless you prune the copy of this post that may appear in your reply down to a few relevant lines, otherwise the entire already archived post may be needlessly resent to subscribers. . **************************************************** . ABSTRACT: There have been several recent posts regarding the evidently exemplary Finnish educational system on the discussion lists Physoc at <http://bit.ly/JjCbfH> and Math-Teach at <http://bit.ly/IJwwwf>. These threads were stimulated by, respectively, Al Bartlett's Physoc post "Education in Finland" at <http://bit.ly/HXVVAS> and Jerry Becker's Math-Teach post "What it takes to cross the Finnish line" at <http://bit.ly/IegubS>. .Is this just Yogi Berra's "deja vu all over again"? - see e.g., "Could the U.S. Put Finnishing Touches on K-12?" by Hake (2005b) at <http://bit.ly/IJiNW4 >. Probably not, because material by evidently well-informed Finnish writers is cited by Becker: "Finnish Lessons: What Can the World Learn from Educational Change in Finland? by educator Pasi Sahlberg (2011), and "What Americans Keep Ignoring About Finland's School Success" by journalist Anu Partanen (2011).
. **************************************************** . As of today 22 April 2012 10:48-0700: . a. Albert Bartlett's (2012) post "Education in Finland" of 16 Apr 2012 with its link to "What it takes to cross the Finnish line' [NCTO (2012)] had initiated a 7-post thread on Physoc at <http://bit.ly/JjCbfH>, . (b) Jerry Becker's (2012a) post "What it takes to cross the Finnish line" of 20 April to Math-Teach had initiated a 14-post thread on Math-Teach at <http://bit.ly/IJwwwf>. . (c) Jerry Becker's (2012b) post "What Americans Keep Ignoring About Finland's School Success" of 10 January to Math-Teach had received zero replies. . Is all this just Yogi Berra's "deja vu all over again"- see e.g. "Everything I Really Need To Know I Learned In Helsinki"[Hake (2005a)], and "Could the U.S. Put Finnishing Touches on K-12?" [Hake (2005b)]. . Possibly not because in: . (1) "What it takes to cross the Finnish line," Becker (2012a) references what appears to be a well informed book by Finnish educator Pasi Sahlberg (2011) <http://bit.ly/I683jx>, . (2) "What Americans Keep Ignoring About Finland's School Success," Becker (2012b) references what appears to be a well informed article by Finnish journalist Anu Partanen <http://bit.ly/HYctsu>. . . . Richard Hake, Emeritus Professor of Physics, Indiana University Honorary Member, Curmudgeon Lodge of Deventer, The Netherlands President, PEdants for Definitive Academic References which Recognize the Invention of the Internet (PEDARRII) <rrhake@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Links to Articles: <http://bit.ly/a6M5y0> Links to SDI Labs: <http://bit.ly/9nGd3M> Blog: <http://bit.ly/9yGsXh> Academia: <http://iub.academia.edu/RichardHake> Twitter <https://twitter.com/#!/rrhake> . . . REFERENCES [All URL's shortened by <http://bit.ly/> and accessed on 22 April 2012.] . . . Bartlett, A. 2012. "Education in Finland" online on the CLOSED! Physoc archives at <http://bit.ly/HXVVAS>. Bartlett cites "26 Amazing Facts About Finland's Unorthodox Education System" [Taylor (2011)]. Post of 16 Apr 2012 17:31:53-0600 to Physoc. [To access the archives of PHYSOC one needs to subscribe :-(, but that takes only a few minutes by clicking on <http://bit.ly/dVm2AM> and then clicking on "Subscribe or Unsubscribe" in the right-hand column. If you're busy, then subscribe using the "NOMAIL" option under "Miscellaneous." Then, as a subscriber, you may access the archives and/or post messages at any time, while receiving NO MAIL from the list!] . Becker, J. 2012a. "What it takes to cross the Finnish line," online on the OPEN! Math-Teach archives at <http://bit.ly/I1VE1U> Post of 20 April 3:30 PM to Math-Teach. Becker cites 'What it takes to cross the Finnish line: it takes more than we've been led to believe" [NCTQ (2012)] and copies that entire report into the Math-Teach archives. NCTQ (2012), in turn, cites "Finnish Lessons: What Can the World Learn from Educational Change in Finland" [Sahlberg (2011)]. . Becker, J. 2012b. "What Americans Keep Ignoring About Finland's School Success;" online on the OPEN! Math-Teach archives at <http://bit.ly/I5RsMW>. Post of 10 Jan 10 6:59 PM to Math-Teach. Becker cites Partanen (2011a) and copies her entire report into the Math-Teach archives. . Partanen, A. 2011a. "What Americans Keep Ignoring About Finland's School Success: The Scandinavian country is an education superpower because it values equality more than excellence." The Atlantic, 29 December; online at <http://bit.ly/JZpKB2>. See also Partanen (2011b). . Partanen, A. 2011b. "A True Finnish Spring," New York Times, 13 May, online at <http://nyti.ms/JkqvJN>. . Hake, R.R. 2005a. "Everything I Really Need To Know I Learned In Helsinki," online on the OPEN! AERA-L archives at <http://bit.ly/JjXcqx>. Post of 11 Jun 2005 15:19:16-0700 to AERA-L and various other discussion lists. . Hake, R.R. 2005b. "Could the U.S. Put Finnishing Touches on K-12?" online on the OPEN AERA-L archives at <http://bit.ly/IJiNW4 >. Post of 20 Jun 2005 21:26:37-0700 to AERA-L and various other discussion lists. See also Hake (2005a). . NCTQ. 2012. "What it takes to cross the Finnish line: it takes more than we've been led to believe" National Council on Teacher Quality, 30 March; online at <http://bit.ly/I5o6hu>. . Sahlberg, P. 2011. "Finnish Lessons: What Can the World Learn from Educational Change in Finland" Teachers College Press, publisher's information at <http://bit.ly/Jjsa2a>. Sahlberg's information at <http://www.finnishlessons.com/>. Amazon.com information at <http://amzn.to/IfQIba>. See also "What it takes to cross the Finnish line: it takes more than we've been led to believe" {NCTQ (2012). At <http://bit.ly/Jjsa2a> Linda Darling-Hammond <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Darling-Hammond> is quoted as follows: "The story of Finland's extraordinary educational reforms is one that should inform policymakers and educators around the world." . Taylor, A. 2011. "26 Amazing Facts About Finland's Unorthodox Education System," Business Insider International, 14 Dec.; online at <http://read.bi/JD4Ecn>. . .