Reading Comprehension - Editorial

Homeschooling children learn without

realizing it, through everyday tasks.

The editor does not think that a drastic

change in the US education system

would produce positive results.

Every student in the US will take 112

mandated standardized tests.

In Finland, students who don’t go on

to college are in the minority in the

country.

The editor believes that despite the

education crisis, America is still a world

leader.

Teachers in Finland are given more

agency than US teacher when it comes

to selecting what to actually teach.

According to the editor, the US’s place

in the world education rankings, is not

something to be ashamed of.

‘Unschooling’ focuses on a student’s

areas of strength, and facilitates an

improvement on those.

The editor admires Finland’s education,

but doesn’t think it is a good example

for the US.

Traditional schools focus on students’

areas of failure, and improving on those.