> In Finland, teachers are selected from the top 10% of college graduates. I'm a Finn and I have three issues with that: (A) I think high school would be a be

> In Finland, teachers are selected from the top 10% of college graduates. I'm a Finn and I have three issues with that: (A) I think high school would be a better translation for the upper secondary school, or gymnasium (1), in Finland. People usually graduate at age 19, and then apply to universities and other places. (B) Well yes, the acceptance rates for B.Sc. and M.Sc. in education (to become a schoolteacher) are 5%–10%, but a lot of people, if not accepted, will reapply the next years, so this inflates the statistics. (C) People who apply to study education, may not have been in the top 10% of their high school to begin with. (Some may have been, but a majority, no.) (1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gymnasium_(school) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gymnasium_(school)