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Re: 26 Amazing Facts About Finland's Unorthodox Education System
Science classes are capped at 16 students so that they may perform practical experiments every class.
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93 percent of Finns graduate from high school.
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43 percent of Finnish high-school students go to vocational schools.
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Elementary school students get 75 minutes of recess a day in Finnish versus an average of 27 minutes in the US.
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Teachers only spend 4 hours a day in the classroom, and take 2 hours a week for "professional development".
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Finland has the same amount of teachers as New York City, but far fewer students.
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The school system is 100% state funded.
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The national curriculum is only broad guidelines.
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Teachers are selected from the top 10% of graduates.
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