The reason Finnish pupils are not enjoying school is because they lack motivation In fairness though, I'm sure the same applies to pupils in other European cou

The reason Finnish pupils are not enjoying school is because they lack motivation In fairness though, I'm sure the same applies to pupils in other European countries, yet the point you were replying to said that Finnish pupils are enjoying school less than pupils in other European countries. That is not explained away by your response. That said, it's kind of obvious that a competitive environment, especially one that is stressfully though, is going to be problematic for intellectual achievement, and a focus on equity can help. There are plenty of studies that demonstrate that stress impairs lateral thinking etc.