tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801225916015233134.post4971343357905867824..comments2024-01-18T22:24:21.308-08:00Comments on Let's Talk Books And Politics: Diane Ravitch, Education, Finland, and PovertyRichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814017074835418332noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801225916015233134.post-65666842361447924872012-06-05T03:53:23.206-07:002012-06-05T03:53:23.206-07:00The Finns do not so much "solve the poverty p...The Finns do not so much "solve the poverty problem" as use their school system to guarantee that all children, rich or poor, receive the same education. I suggested we could do the same. That is not scapegoating the education system. Your comment on Finland's teachers is absolutely correct. I did refer to that subject in an earlier article.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814017074835418332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801225916015233134.post-53685539377472249662012-06-04T14:53:40.246-07:002012-06-04T14:53:40.246-07:00You mentioned "We cannot eliminate poverty an...You mentioned "We cannot eliminate poverty and we cannot control the social and cultural environment in which children are enmeshed, but we should be able to use our education system to try to eliminate the deficits some children experience relative to others more fortunate." In other words (speaking from both sides of our mouths), we cannot solve the poverty problem so let's use education as a scapegoat and have it try to solve it. You also ommit the fact that the Finns believe in what really transforms a classroom; the teacher. They value teachers and pay them accordingly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com