In January 2012, Finnish educator and author Pasi Sahlberg visited Stanford University to discuss his recent book, Finnish Lessons: What Can the World Learn from Educational Change in Finland?, and participate in a conference on the U.S. and Finnish education systems. After the lecture, he sat down with us to talk about the policies and practices behind the so-called "Finnish miracle" and the central role of equity in Finland's school reform.
Monday, March 12, 2012
Pasi Sahlberg on Equity and Education in Finland
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Family Mouse moves ahead on fifty language worldwide Odyssey
Today we want to tell you about a bit more concerning progress on a collaborative international project on a children's book exactly on our subject. Back in mid March, we announced our intention to produce a 2011 edition of this successful children's book, but this time in (our target) fifty language editions. Read on to see where things stand today. All the more if any of you out there might be interested in lending a hand so that we can create handsome print and electronic versions for worldwide distribution and use. - Alvin reports from Paris
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
A family of small mice needs some help with new mobility
Today we want to tell you about a children's book on our subject, and beyond that to see if any of you out there might be interested in lending a hand so that we can create a handsome electronic version, and possibly in other languages.
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