Advice to Kids: Finnish School

Hey, did you see how this blogger spelled "finish"??  He needs to take his own advice.

No, it's true.  The best thing for kids this days is Finnish school with South Koreans not far behind.

From the BBC:

Finland and South Korea remain among the superpowers of education, according to a major international study.

The three-yearly Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) shows that the two countries are in the top five for reading and maths.

South Korea has made rapid progress since 2000, says the report - with its pupils improving by the equivalent of a whole school year.

The rankings are based on tests taken by 15-year-olds in 57 countries.

Poland has also risen sharply in the performance tables, gathered by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

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The latest findings also show the extent of global competition in education - with the northern European countries now challenged by and overtaken by Asian rivals, including Taiwan, Hong Kong and South Korea.

South Korea has continued to strengthen its position - after a remarkable rise in achievement against international competitors.

In the 1960s, the OECD says South Korea's national wealth was similar to Afghanistan's.

But a sustained drive in education has seen it rise to the upper ranks in international education leagues - both in subject scores and in completion rates in secondary school.