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love this book so far, recommend it if you can read chinese

i never thought english department faculty drama would be so entertaining

i never thought english department faculty drama would be so entertaining

super boring so far but apparently that is the point! so we shall see

niiice

nice

so far i would give 5.3 stars

never done this before but im preemptively giving it five stars and reducing it later if it shits the bed

triangles might be the strongest shape
but trios are definitely the most unstable group dynamic

always impressed by ishiguro’s deft narrative voice seamlessly threading through past, present, and future

an ethics essay disguised as a novel

mmm… so far i’d say if there were an equivalent essay i’d read that instead

although finland’s education quality seems to have taken a nosedive, possibly related to decreased funding due to the recession in the 90s

to give some numbers in 2009 Finland’s had around 7% variance between schools and the OECD avg was about 42%

also special education, psychological counseling, career counseling, free nutritious lunches are normal practices in every school

in 1970 just 21% of adults completed more than basic education, just one generation later in 2010 it was 67%

their upper secondary (equiv us high school) has 93% grad rate

I’ve never written a progress update, but I think this book is kind of important

How does Finland ed have both high efficacy and low variation (as measured by PISA)?

so far:
1. teachers are respected as much as doctors and lawyers. they’re required to have masters degrees. and teaching is viewed as an education research job
2. schools and teachers work with each other
3. students aren’t grouped by ability