http://www.educationnews.org/education-policy-and-politics/students-come-first-laws-on-november-ballot-in-idaho/ Education News Fri, 17 May 2013 18:29:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.educationnews.org/education-policy-and-politics/students-come-first-laws-on-november-ballot-in-idaho/#comment-12930 Joanna Clark Fri, 31 Aug 2012 01:09:37 +0000 http://www.educationnews.org/?p=217974#comment-12930 I'm all for technology, but I really believe that people need to take a look at Finland - small class size, three teachers per classroom (1 teachers, the other 2 circulate and provide one-on-one assistance). All schools are on the same level, not like in America, where schools are funded primarily through property taxes -- wealthy areas get the best schools, poor areas get the hand-me-downs. All teachers must have a Masters degree, graduate in the upper-third of their class, and complete a rigorous post-degree teaching program. Nationwide, they average a two-percent dropout rate. All students speak up to four languages upon graduation in addition to a healthy background in STEM. I’m all for technology, but I really believe that people need to take a look at Finland – small class size, three teachers per classroom (1 teachers, the other 2 circulate and provide one-on-one assistance). All schools are on the same level, not like in America, where schools are funded primarily through property taxes — wealthy areas get the best schools, poor areas get the hand-me-downs. All teachers must have a Masters degree, graduate in the upper-third of their class, and complete a rigorous post-degree teaching program. Nationwide, they average a two-percent dropout rate. All students speak up to four languages upon graduation in addition to a healthy background in STEM.

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