Finland Phenomenon

The Finland Phenomenon was a very interesting film to watch.

The educational system in Finald is remarkable and I wish that the United States could follow in it's foot steps.

The three biggest differences between the US and Finald was that each teacher must obtain a master's degree -  3 years of school for a bachelor's degree and 2 years of school for a master's.

 Another difference was students addressed their teachers by their first name. This created a more relaxed enviroment for the students and probably created a better student/teacher relationship as well. When one has a better student/teacher relationship there is trust and respect. Both trust and respect are very important for a teacher to have from a student and also for a student to receive from a teacher.

There is not much homework for students and there are no tests given in Finland. In America, students are given homework (the older one gets, the more homework one receives) and there are standardized tests as well. If America was to focus less on tests and more on learning like Finland does; we may see America's rank for education increase. 

 I think it's important to look at what countries like Finland and other countries on top of the education list are doing right that we are doing wrong or maybe not doing at all and learn from them.