Introductory Remarks
Ringg! Ringggg! Ringggggggg! Is this the sound of a bell signaling the next class is about to begin? Or is this a bell from the early 1900 's in a factory signaling the beginning of the next shift? The Industrial revolution of the early 20th century brought about a new and exotic form of capitalism which many in the United States saw as the most innovative way to innovate. The development of large factories encouraged many Americans to move from the traditional intimacy of rural areas and into the impersonal coexistence of urban life. Inside these factories manifested a new way of organizing labor, a new way of producing products, and a new way of innovating. Lines of workers, separated into batches, were instructed to …show more content…
This can be accomplished by harnessing critical periods of development, providing intrinsic motivators rather than external ones, qualifying qualifiededucators, and maintaining the economic value of a college education. Finland 's schools, however, weren 't always so successful. In the 1960s, they were middling at best. According to Stanford 's professor of education, Dr. Darling-Hammond, "Thirty years ago, Finland 's education system was a mess. It was quite mediocre, very inequitable. Ithad a lot of features our system has: very top-down testing, extensive tracking, highly variable teachers, and they managed to reboot the whole system"(Anderson). In 1971, the Finnish government concluded that, poor as the nation was in natural resources, it had to modernize its economy and could only do so by first improving its schools. To that end, the people agreed to reduce class size and boost teacher pay. More revolutionary , however, was the requirement that all teachers complete a rigorous master 's program fully subsidized by the government. In doing so, Finland tackled its educational problems at its source. Finland has much to offer to the world f1d the United States can benefit greatly from Finnish Educational solutions. Finland 's harsh economic history made it the underdog in the race towards the top educational rankings. Nevertheless, Finland 's policy makers in conjunction with its people persevered. Rather than offering short-term Band-Aid solutions, which many U.S policy makers too often do, Finland 's success is attributed to sustainable, logical, and effective long-term
Ringg! Ringggg! Ringggggggg! Is this the sound of a bell signaling the next class is about to begin? Or is this a bell from the early 1900 's in a factory signaling the beginning of the next shift? The Industrial revolution of the early 20th century brought about a new and exotic form of capitalism which many in the United States saw as the most innovative way to innovate. The development of large factories encouraged many Americans to move from the traditional intimacy of rural areas and into the impersonal coexistence of urban life. Inside these factories manifested a new way of organizing labor, a new way of producing products, and a new way of innovating. Lines of workers, separated into batches, were instructed to …show more content…
This can be accomplished by harnessing critical periods of development, providing intrinsic motivators rather than external ones, qualifying qualifiededucators, and maintaining the economic value of a college education. Finland 's schools, however, weren 't always so successful. In the 1960s, they were middling at best. According to Stanford 's professor of education, Dr. Darling-Hammond, "Thirty years ago, Finland 's education system was a mess. It was quite mediocre, very inequitable. Ithad a lot of features our system has: very top-down testing, extensive tracking, highly variable teachers, and they managed to reboot the whole system"(Anderson). In 1971, the Finnish government concluded that, poor as the nation was in natural resources, it had to modernize its economy and could only do so by first improving its schools. To that end, the people agreed to reduce class size and boost teacher pay. More revolutionary , however, was the requirement that all teachers complete a rigorous master 's program fully subsidized by the government. In doing so, Finland tackled its educational problems at its source. Finland has much to offer to the world f1d the United States can benefit greatly from Finnish Educational solutions. Finland 's harsh economic history made it the underdog in the race towards the top educational rankings. Nevertheless, Finland 's policy makers in conjunction with its people persevered. Rather than offering short-term Band-Aid solutions, which many U.S policy makers too often do, Finland 's success is attributed to sustainable, logical, and effective long-term