Finnish Lessons: What Can the World Learn from Educational Change in Finland? Audiobook

Quotes

• “The story of Finland’s extraordinary educational reforms is one that should inform policymakers and educators around the world. No one tells this story more clearly and engagingly than Pasi Sahlberg. This book is a must-read.”

  — Linda Darling-Hammond, Stanford University

• “This book is a wake-up call for the United States. Finland went from mediocre academic results to one of the top performers in the world. And they did it with unions, minimal testing, national collaboration, and elevating teaching to a high-status calling. This is the antidote to the NCLB paralysis.”

  — Henry M. Levin, Teachers College, Columbia University

• “A terrific synthesis by a native Finn, a teacher, a researcher, and a policy analyst all rolled up into one excellent writer. Pasi Sahlberg teaches us a great deal about what we need to know before engaging in national educational reforms.”

  — David Berliner, Arizona State University

• “Finland’s remarkable educational story, so well told in this book by Pasi Sahlberg, is both informative and inspiring because it shows that with appropriate effort sustained over time, a country can make huge improvements for its young people, something that all countries aspire to do.”

  — Ben Levin, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto

• “Pasi Sahlberg is the best education policy expert to share the Finnish experiences with the international community. This book confirms that he is not only a practitioner but also a visionary that we Finns need when searching for the solutions to our educational challenges.”

  — Erkki Aho, director general (1973–1991), Finnish National Board of Education

• “Pasi Sahlberg, as an insider, knows what has happened and as a researcher has an objective perspective on cause and effect relationships. This story makes sense to me.”

  — Olli-Pekka Heinonen, director, Finnish Broadcasting Company and former minister of education