18. Finns Share Insights About American Education

Written by Janet English

“I guess I’d say I didn’t really like the multiple-choice thing in the U.S.  My sister said it really well: ‘It felt...

4. Bridges, Chairs and Machines

Written by Janet English

“Problem solving probably takes place every day in the classrooms in Finland….”   Chapter 4   Adjacent to the wood shop and next...

3. Moonlight in the Finnish Forest

Written by Janet English

“I always give (students) problems to solve.”   Chapter 3     Across the hall is a bulletin board with sketches of polar...

2. Nine-Year-Olds with Power Tools

Written by Janet English

“If you have (a) main target, everybody learns.”   Chapter 2   Down a short and gentle wheelchair ramp I enter a wide...

The “Finnish Way” to Optimize Student Learning

Written by Janet English

The “Finnish Way” to Optimize Student Learning   Lessons from a Fulbright Experience   by Janet English   Dedicated to Curtis Browne...