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By: Dr. Debbie Rhea, 2013 The last time I wrote was when I returned from Finland where I learned about how the U.S. might learn from the educational successes of • Read More »

By: Dr. Debbie Rhea, 2012 My experiences over the past six weeks have led me to think about what people want in an educational system. What does it take to • Read More »

By: Dr. Debbie Rhea, 2012 My week has been full of many different facets of experiences related to the Finnish educational system. I started off Monday observing in a traditional • Read More »

By: Dr. Debbie Rhea, 2012 I have found that teachers and professors are very highly respected in Finland. All teachers have to have a master’s degree before they can enter • Read More »

By: Dr. Debbie Rhea The United States has steadily dropped in reading, math, and science status for the past 20 years and presently muddles along in the middle of the • Read More »