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Finnish education popular even in the U.S.

When the Chinese are learning from the United States, they do not know that Americans are also enthusiastically reflecting on their own education, and have found a model for learning-Finland. Known as the world’s highest education level, how good is Finland, and why is it so good?

In the global education world, the Finns seem to be a rising star that has attracted the attention of the world. Since 2000, the Economic Cooperation Organization has held a 15-year-old student ability assessment test "Program for International Student Assessment" (PISA) every three years. Finnish teenagers have won two consecutive competitions in reading and science. Liang Wendao also praised the Finnish education system in his "Eight Minutes to the Open Book" program.

In fact, education institutions and leaders in the Nordic countries Sweden, Denmark, and Norway, as well as the United States, South Korea, Japan, the United Kingdom, South Africa and other countries that have invested the most funds in education, have also specially hired Finnish education experts across the sea to understand and develop their education system. prescription. The American magazine "The Economist" even issued an article in 2007 suggesting that European leaders should temporarily put aside all preschool extracurricular activities  and "return to school in Finland."