The Finland Phenomenon

DVD documentary available for purchase at 2MMinutes
http://www.salon.com/news/david_sirota/2011/07/18/tony_wagner_finland/index.html

via boingboing

shout out! haha

but in all seriousness, education is a big deal to me. I've had a few really good teachers in my life (one in particular, R.I.P.) and they all stick with you. they change you in a way thats not intrusive or limiting, but they open you up.

those teachers stuck with me. the rest? waste of time.

i suppose proper education takes hard work on both sides of the desk, but all i remember is: homework, easy, bored, wompwompwomp, lazy, stop working, oh shit test, cram, vomit information, and that hazy glossed over feeling after a test. no wonder kids drink so much. how are you supposed to learn like that?

i dont remember learning, i remember listening, and getting bored. i remember trying to take notes furiously so at least i can review, and not remembering what the hell they were talking about. i remember eventually the little cartoon characters becoming more important in my notes. eventually you lose track of why youre doing it altogether. at least i did. so i tried just to impress people. and when those people weren't impressed, what else was there?

ok, rant over








did i mention that its free to go to college in Finland?