To start Finland did not have that great education, but they had a dream and they were able to build one as the author said. “Finland’s dream was that we want to have a good public education…
The character Don Anselmo, from “The Gentlemen of Rio en Medio,” is a lot alike the character Mrs. Higgins, from “All the Years of Her Life.” But first let’s look at their differences.…
Did you know that Finland once believed in many gods? Finland and America are very alike in religion and music. They have different taste in indoor leisure and sports. The life expectancy and beliefs are very alike, but Finland’s life expectancy is higher. So if you want a very varied life live in Finland.…
The story “Miss Brill” by Katherine Mansfield is about a woman who enjoys going into the park nearby her house and watches the people and surroundings; she imagines putting them into one big play. While another story, “The Yellow Wallpaper” is about a woman who can’t seem to get a hold of herself after finding out she has some sort of illness that forces her to take medicine every hour of the day. The two have some differences and some things in common.…
America is a country that currently spends more money on public education per student than any other nation in the world; nevertheless, these good intensions have achieved only slight positive outcomes. For instance, in PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment), an authoritative test used to measure the education levels of students from 53 countries, American students ranked 12th in reading, 17th in science, and 26th in math. No doubt, a question like this one has been argued for decades “ what exactly is happening in foreign countries that allows them to out-pass America in terms of academics?” The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way is an illuminating book by Amanda Ripley that answers the question by showing how other countries educate their kids in a much more effective way than we do.…
Americas favorite professional past time sport is Major League Baseball. The two most popular teams in Major League Baseball are the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. These two teams are the highest paid team, in both the National and American league. The Yankees are the highest paid franchise and the Red Sox are the second. Both of these teams have great legends behind them. The talent between the players are a lot alike but yet very different too. The legends have followed them through the years and because of that they have created more fans to take part in the love of the game. These two teams have one of the oldest and fiercest rivalries in any American professional sport.…
Good (afternoon/morning/evening/) Mr/Madam Chairman and Ladies and Gentlemen the opposing side has stated how going to America is better than staying in England, Well my party and I disagree with this statement. In fact, we think staying in England is safer and better than going to America.…
In her report,” Finland’s School Success,” she notes many reasons why Finland is having success in the way they are operating their system of education. The United States has two forms of schools, private and public. In Finland, all of their schools are public and the same. Unlike the United States, in Finland there are no private schools, and there are no tuition fees, “None is allowed to charge tuition fees. There are no private universities, either. This means that practically every person in Finland attends public school, whether for pre-K or a Ph.D”. (978) In other words, since everyone in Finland is getting the same level of education, no one is superior to the other person. Everyone gets taught the same way. Here in the U.S. there are different status in schools, which might be why only some schools are getting high test scores. Having different prestige’s in schools can be a problem because some schools may only be teaching certain things and other may be teaching more…
Students in foreign countries are more intelligent than students in the United States. Students in Singapore and several other Asian countries significantly outperform American students. The students in foreign countries standardized test results are much higher than the students in America. American schools underpay their teachers which means they will only teach the students as much as they feel they are worth. Foreign countries…
Partanen, Anu. "What Americans Keep Ignoring About Finland's School Success." The Atlantic. Atlantic Media Company, 29 Dec. 2011. Web. 16 Mar. 2017.…
It’s been a few years now since I moved to United states of America, and my parents were always telling me that I would somehow have to face new experiences and have difficult moments such as: losing my french, losing my spanish and to fit into a new culture. But, living in the USA helped me not only to understand, but also have a different perspective on the American Culture and a different perspective on the world. And after listening, talking and even discussing with my parents, I was not able to not only find out why, but also how to fit in a new environment.…
In the stories, “The Lie,” by Kurt Vonnegut and “Barn Burning,” by William Faulkner, the main characters mature from childhood into adulthood. This maturity either develops from support of one’s family and upbringing or it grows internally from one’s conscience. We see from both stories that the main characters use this maturity to courageously speak up.…
Finland has one of the best-rated education systems in the world. The country held the title of the best education system for…
Different cultural practices affect every area of life, the family dynamic, labor force, education, cultural economics, death, reproduction, religion etc. The cultural practices in the United States are eclectic in many ways considering all the different ethnicities that reside in the U.S. In Japan, the religious views tend to lend towards liberal views on the family dynamic and sexual expression. I intend to compare the differences between the two countries as it relates to sex and gender roles in the family.…
Another industry which Finland invested greatly to precede its development was on education. Finland spend more money on education compared to other European countries. Such investment helped Finland’s development and made Finland more compatible to other nations.…