Leprechaun becomes president and demands kids' homework be banned

[mandrill]

Looks like every little kids lucky charms have finally turned into the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow

President Higgins calls for homework to be banned in Ireland

The country’s favourite leader has given hope to a new generation of students that the bane of their afterschool evenings could be scrapped.

www.irishmirror.ie

 

[y2kmark]

President Higgins calls for homework to be banned in Ireland

The country’s favourite leader has given hope to a new generation of students that the bane of their afterschool evenings could be scrapped.

www.irishmirror.ie

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You could sure see this guy in a Leprechaun suit..

 

[canada-man]

coin changer near me

 

[poker]

Now all those precious little shamrocks will have more time to work in the factory after school, and spend their pay down at the pub. This guy is a thinker!

All kidding aside... this president may be the victim of schoolyard bullying... today.

 

[canada-man]

How do Finnish youngsters spend less time in school, get less homework and still come out with some of the best results in the world?
The question gets to the heart of a lot of parental angst about hard work and too much pressure on children in school.
Parents facing all those kitchen table arguments over homework might wonder about its value if the Finns are getting on just fine without burning the midnight oil.
As the OECD think tank says: "One of the most striking facts about Finnish schools is that their students have fewer hours of instruction than students in any other OECD country."


Long summer holidays
It also touches on another tension between schools and families - the increased cost of summer holidays.



While children in England and Wales are still toiling away in school into the middle of July, the Finns have already been on holiday for six weeks, in a summer break that lasts 10 to 11 weeks.

And completing this picture of less is more, Finnish children do not in theory have to start school until they are seven - although most will have been in classes from an earlier age.
But when it comes to the international Pisa tests, Finland is in sixth place and the UK is 23rd in reading; and Finland is 12th and the UK is 26th in maths.
Another set of OECD global rankings last year put Finland in sixth place for maths and science.
So what's going on? How do the Finns seem to start later, have fewer lessons and then finish ahead?
Finland, as part of its centenary commemorations next year, has a project to share what works in its schools with other countries.
Saku Tuominen, director of this HundrEd project, says parents in Finland don't really want longer hours in school.

He says there is a "holistic" approach to education, with parents wanting a family-friendly approach.
Why do Finnish pupils succeed with less homework? - BBC News

 

[Robert Mugabe]

How do Finnish youngsters spend less time in school, get less homework and still come out with some of the best results in the world?
The question gets to the heart of a lot of parental angst about hard work and too much pressure on children in school.
Parents facing all those kitchen table arguments over homework might wonder about its value if the Finns are getting on just fine without burning the midnight oil.
As the OECD think tank says: "One of the most striking facts about Finnish schools is that their students have fewer hours of instruction than students in any other OECD country."


Long summer holidays
It also touches on another tension between schools and families - the increased cost of summer holidays.



While children in England and Wales are still toiling away in school into the middle of July, the Finns have already been on holiday for six weeks, in a summer break that lasts 10 to 11 weeks.

And completing this picture of less is more, Finnish children do not in theory have to start school until they are seven - although most will have been in classes from an earlier age.
But when it comes to the international Pisa tests, Finland is in sixth place and the UK is 23rd in reading; and Finland is 12th and the UK is 26th in maths.
Another set of OECD global rankings last year put Finland in sixth place for maths and science.
So what's going on? How do the Finns seem to start later, have fewer lessons and then finish ahead?
Finland, as part of its centenary commemorations next year, has a project to share what works in its schools with other countries.
Saku Tuominen, director of this HundrEd project, says parents in Finland don't really want longer hours in school.

He says there is a "holistic" approach to education, with parents wanting a family-friendly approach.
Why do Finnish pupils succeed with less homework? - BBC News

Maybe Finns are just smarter.

 

[Robert Mugabe]

 

[Spunky1]

 

[onomatopoeia]

Maybe Finns are just smarter.

There isn't a large number of people immigrating to Finland who don't know how to read the local language. People fresh off the boat who don't understand the questions tend to lower overall test statistics for any group of students.

Thanks to Canada's version of the No Child Left Behind policy, however, here they still graduate with their age peers, regardless of whether they have comprehended anything taught in the curriculum.

 

[escortsxxx]

How do Finnish youngsters spend less time in school, get less homework and still come out with some of the best results in the world?
The question gets to the heart of a lot of parental angst about hard work and too much pressure on children in school.
Parents facing all those kitchen table arguments over homework might wonder about its value if the Finns are getting on just fine without burning the midnight oil.
As the OECD think tank says: "One of the most striking facts about Finnish schools is that their students have fewer hours of instruction than students in any other OECD country."


Long summer holidays
It also touches on another tension between schools and families - the increased cost of summer holidays.



While children in England and Wales are still toiling away in school into the middle of July, the Finns have already been on holiday for six weeks, in a summer break that lasts 10 to 11 weeks.

And completing this picture of less is more, Finnish children do not in theory have to start school until they are seven - although most will have been in classes from an earlier age.
But when it comes to the international Pisa tests, Finland is in sixth place and the UK is 23rd in reading; and Finland is 12th and the UK is 26th in maths.
Another set of OECD global rankings last year put Finland in sixth place for maths and science.
So what's going on? How do the Finns seem to start later, have fewer lessons and then finish ahead?
Finland, as part of its centenary commemorations next year, has a project to share what works in its schools with other countries.
Saku Tuominen, director of this HundrEd project, says parents in Finland don't really want longer hours in school.

He says there is a "holistic" approach to education, with parents wanting a family-friendly approach.
Why do Finnish pupils succeed with less homework? - BBC News

It's not the homework itself it's who gives the homework and what the homework is.

I bet Finish parents spend a lot of times doing educational fun activities like playing monopoly. But it's a mystery officially


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1. National Matriculation Exam: This is a standardized test that is taken by students at the end of their upper secondary education. The test is used to evaluate students' knowledge and skills in different subjects, such as mathematics, languages, and natural sciences.
2. Basic Education Assessment: This is a standardized test that is given to students in grades 3, 6, and 9. The test is used to evaluate students' knowledge and skills in different subjects, such as mathematics, languages, and natural sciences.
3. National Language Test: This test is taken by students to evaluate their proficiency in the Finnish or Swedish languages.
4. School-based assessments: Schools in Finland are also expected to conduct their own assessments of student performance, which are used to evaluate student progress and inform instruction.