Lorenzo Canizares in terms of education policy, I think that far too much emphasis has been put on these tests. You’re going to get teachers teaching to the test and you’re not actually giving them the leeway to do their jobs. People get tired of hearing about Finland, but they do it better than anyone, and when you look at how, it’s very simple. They have very highly trained teachers. Fifty percent of teachers here quit within five years. We just send these kids to these six-week Teach for America training courses and expect them to perform well. In Finland, one out of 10 people get into these teaching colleges. You have to go through the entire program and come out with a masters, and then you’re put in a room with another teacher and a class size no bigger than 20. It’s highly regarded; people don’t quit. Finland kicks our ass on any metric. They keep the class size down, they’re aggressive about confronting poverty.
Posted on: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 05:48:06 +0000
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