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The article makes it sound as if public vs private is the only way in which schools differ. Even if all schools are public, some of them are good while others a
by azov 14y ago
The article makes it sound as if public vs private is the only way in which schools differ. Even if all schools are public, some of them are good while others are bad, and you still have to somehow select students who get to attend good ones.
Soviet Union had a similar system, and selection was driven by a combination of merit exams, social status/personal connections, and corruption. This actually worked reasonably well. But "equal access for everyone" was more of a propaganda bs then reality, and I doubt it is much different in Finland.
- paganel 14y ago> Soviet Union had a similar system, and selection was driven by a combination of merit exams, social status/personal connections, and corruption I gather that you've also attended one of these schools :) Anyway, I also come from that part of the world and I remember how my parents had to pull a lot of strings to enroll me in a better school compared to the one I had been automatically assigned to.