TeaCh like Finland: 33 Simple Strategies for Joyful Classrooms
Timothy D.
When the school system in Finland was recognized as the best in the PISA test, educators from all over the world began to study the experience of Finnish colleagues, trying to understand what their secret is. American teacher Timothy Walker, who worked as a teacher at a Helsinki school for two years, argues that the basis of all the achievements of Finnish students is a simple principle: the learning process should bring joy. A short school day, a minimum of homework and testing are only the external components of successful learning. In his book, Walker explains how the Finnish education system works, why it's important to talk to students about their grades, how giving students choices and planning together will help them become more independent, why too many visual materials on the walls lead to poor performance, and why teachers need to play with children. at recess. He offers 33 strategies that can be applied in our Russian schools.
