I am hoping to attend a lecture on Friday, with a panel that includes Howard Gardner. Maybe a couple of questions will touch on this area.
WHY DO THE FINNS FINISH FIRST?
Friday, January 13, 2012 7:30 PM
Free Event � Registration Required
The Finnish school system is reckoned by education experts to be the best in the world and Finland is regularly ranked one of the top three of the world�s most competitive countries. Has Finland found the key to educating students for a successful and productive society? Pasi Sahlberg, Director General of the Centre for International Mobility and Cooperation in Helsinki, and global expert in educational reform, will share insights and details about Finland�s approach as outlined in his book Finnish Lessons: What Can the World Learn About Educational Change in Finland (Teachers College Press, to be released 2011), facilitated by questions from Howard Gardner, John H. and Elisabeth A. Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, MacArthur Prize awardee and selected by Foreign Policy and Prospect magazines as one of the 100 most influential public intellectuals in the world.
Dr. Sahlberg has worked as teacher, teacher-educator, and policy advisor; served the World Bank and the European Commission as education specialist; and has a PhD from the University of Jyv�skyl�.
