If you can spare 20 minutes to watch this TED Talk by Alan Lishness he will share with you some insight into how a great educational system runs. It takes about 8-9 minutes to get into the guts of the talk but it is interesting to hear him talk about how the Finnish system compares to the U.S. which ranks number 26 in the world compared with Finland at number 1.
What are the 5 key things that seperate the Finnish system to the American (Australian) system? You will admire (and like) these 5 things.
Other links:
What Americans Keep Ignoring About Finland’s School Success”.
The Finnish approach to education reform.