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12 Lessons America Can Learn from Finland’s Successful School System

January 26, 2017 by Justin Andress View All On 1 Page


2. They Cut Their School Days in Half

The first thing that the Finnish authorities did was cut their school days in half. That doesn’t mean the kids stop learning at noon, it means that they spend half the day in a traditional classroom environment and then spend the afternoon doing interactive educational activities. As a result, half the kids’ school time is spent with hands on learning.


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