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For me there was only 2 or 3 sets of standardized tests during 12 years of school. 'No failing grades' isn't really considered a valuable aspect of the system.
by pasiaj 12y ago
For me there was only 2 or 3 sets of standardized tests during 12 years of school.
'No failing grades' isn't really considered a valuable aspect of the system. It's more like a side effect.
Finnish teachers are paid better (relative to other jobs) compared to US. They also have a ridiculous long summer vacation. There is no shortage of highly qualified teachers. But doctors they are not.
- igrekel 12y agoIs it really a vacation, I know in my part of Canada it isn't : they don't work but they aren't paid either.
- sampo 12y agoIn Finland the school teachers teach from mid-August to end of May. They are paid 12 months. How much they spend time on preparations, administration, whatnot, during the summer months is their own business. Also the Xmas holiday is about 2 weeks, and then in Finland we a this "skiing holiday", 1 week in February.