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<div>Dear colleagues</div>
<div>The vision of Finnish education as expressed by P. Sahlberg in the article is one narrative that is being largely contested at the moment. Please refer to my book written in French called La meilleure education au monde? Contre-enquete sur la Finlande
(The best education in the world? A review of Finland - 2013 L'Harmattan). This ethnography examines how doxic and ready-made and mostly unfounded 'truths' about Finland have been constructed as part of the Nordic country's national branding strategy. </div>
<div>Best wishes<br>
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Fred Dervin
<div>Department of Teacher Education</div>
<div>University of Helsinki, Finland<br>
<div>Website: <a href="http://blogs.helsinki.fi/dervin/">http://blogs.helsinki.fi/dervin/</a></div>
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<div>New books (2013):</div>
<div>*Cocoon Communities (with Mari Korpela, CSP)</div>
<div>* Le concept de culture - Comprendre ses détournements et manipulations (L'Harmattan)</div>
<div>* Linguistics for Intercultural Education (with Tony Liddicoat, Benjamins)</div>
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Jan 4, 2015 kl. 16:50 skrev Francis Hult <<a href="mailto:francis.hult@englund.lu.se">francis.hult@englund.lu.se</a>>:<br>
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<p>What if Finland’s great teachers taught in U.S. schools?</p>
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<p>In recent years the “no excuses”’ argument has been particularly persistent in the education debate. There are those who argue that poverty is only an excuse not to insist that all schools should reach higher standards. Solution: better teachers. Then there
are those who claim that schools and teachers alone cannot overcome the negative impact that poverty causes in many children’s learning in school. Solution: Elevate children out of poverty by other public policies.</p>
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<p>Full story:<br>
<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2013/05/15/what-if-finlands-great-teachers-taught-in-u-s-schools-not-what-you-think/?tid=trending_strip_6">http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2013/05/15/what-if-finlands-great-teachers-taught-in-u-s-schools-not-what-you-think/?tid=trending_strip_6</a></p>
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