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One thing Linus didn't mention about Finland and education which some of you may find interesting and of note; is that the right to education is enshrined in th
by diakritikal 14y ago
One thing Linus didn't mention about Finland and education which some of you may find interesting and of note; is that the right to education is enshrined in the Finnish constitution. http://www.oph.fi/english/education http://www.oph.fi/english/education Coming from a family of educators I can't help but think this plays an important role in cementing Finland's position at the top of the OECD education rankings.
Furthermore, being a Scotsman and understanding how the Scots have long since had a history of free universal education, I think it's fair to say that this played an important part in the industrial revolution. It's also worth mentioning that Scotland is about to have it's independence referendum next year and high on the list for those who would see Scotland have self-determination is a written constitution. The UK is an anomaly in the developed western world for not having a written constitution and many of us would like to see free universal education enshrined into our new constitution, should we vote for independence.
- daxelrod 14y agoThe right to an education is enshrined in many US states' constitutions as well. That's unfortunately not enough to make the difference.