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Finland: A Society of Trust.
Imagine a world where you simply expect everyone to follow the rules and do the right thing. This is a world where mothers leave sleeping infants in their strollers outside of little shops while...
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11 Ways Finland’s Education System Shows Us that “Less is More”.
When I left my 7th grade math classroom for my Fulbright research assignment in Finland I thought I would come back from this experience with more inspiring, engaging, innovative lessons. I expected...
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Learning by Doing! 11 Life Lessons learned in a Finnish Classroom.
We don’t make anything anymore. Don’t get me wrong- I know there are several talented crafty people in this world who have dedicated their lives to creating beautiful and functional works of art....
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10 Tips on How to Travel Extensively with a Teacher’s Salary!
I decided my first year of teaching that I would do something interesting every single summer vacation. This usually means finding ways to spend a few months traveling the world. I have been able to...
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The three REAL reasons for Finland’s high PISA scores.
I bet all of you are tired of my rose-colored posts on the seemingly perfect Finnish Education system. I just imagine you saying at home “Ok, we get it. Finland has a utopic education system, with a...
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I can’t find the “Less” in the Middle of so much “More”.
I’ve not written much since I have been home from my Fulbright experience in Finland where I became the champion for the Finnish concept of “Less is More“. The truth is I quickly realized that I...
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Breaking Through the Math Ceiling: Exploring Female Achievement in Mathematics
Day Capstone-Breaking through the Math Ceiling.docx While I have shared many of my thoughts and opinions on Finnish Education systems, I have not, as yet, shared my actual research. I did not think it...
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Will My Tickets Arrive? My Olympic Opening Ceremony Drama!
The morning of my 29th birthday I woke up thinking about what I wanted to accomplish during my last year of my twenties. I spent my morning thinking about how amazing the decade of my twenties had...
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