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“The quality of an education system cannot exceed the quality of its
teachers.”
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“The most important single factor in improving quality of education is
teachers.”
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“If any children had three great teachers in a row they would soar
academically regardless of their racial or economic background.”
Education system (89%)
Army (83%)
Health care system (72%)
Legal system (72%)
Police (90%)
“The sad joke these days is: If you want to live the American Dream, move to Finland.” (2011)
Global perspective: Different working conditions
The key education policy in Finland
Source: OECD
Three critical elements: - Human capital
- Social capital
- Decisional capital
Teachers in Finland lead but don’t
leave!
Finnish school principal
Teacher Diploma
(MA)
Teaching experience
Leadership training
Lessons from Finland
“More collaboration, less competition.”
“Standardize teacher preparation, not teaching.”
“Sustained and productive contexts of learning cannot exist for students if they do
simultaneously exist for teachers.”
“Teaching is difficult job – it takes 10,000 hours to become a great
teacher.”
“It is equity that drives quality improvement, not the other way
round.”
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