«We are no longer the country with the best educationsays Anita Lehikoinen, State Secretary at the Finnish Ministry of Education. Adobe Stock
VU BESIDES – Finnish schools were once the best in the world. Their students topped international comparisons. However, for 20 years, their level has continued to decline.
Par Tobias Kaiser (The World)
There are observations that politicians can hardly embellish. “We are no longer the country with the best education. Our young people are no longer the smartest.It is in these terms that Anita Lehikoinen, State Secretary at the Finnish Ministry of Education, commented on the results of a study carried out by her ministry. By this admission, the politician has fueled a heated debate in her country on the problems of Finnish schools.
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For German observers, the discussion is surprising. Here and elsewhere in the world, the Finnish school system is still considered one of the best in the world, if not the best, a reputation due to the excellent results obtained by Finnish pupils in the framework of the PISA comparative study of the OECD.
Pointing to the mediocre results of German pupils, the first publication of the international comparison at the end of 2001 sparked heated discussions in Germany and resulted…
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