FINLAND NA ELIMU YAO
1. The school system is 100% state funded.
2. All teachers in Finland must have a masters degree, which is fully subsidized.
3. The national curriculum is only broad guidelines.
4. Teachers are selected from the top 10% of graduates.
5. The average starting salary for a Finnish teacher was $29,000 in 2008 Compared with $36,000 in the United States.
7. However, high school teachers with 15 years of experience make 102 percent of what other college graduates make. In the US, this figure is 62%.
8. There is no merit pay for teachers
9. Teachers are effectively given the same status as doctors and lawyers
1. The school system is 100% state funded.
2. All teachers in Finland must have a masters degree, which is fully subsidized.
3. The national curriculum is only broad guidelines.
4. Teachers are selected from the top 10% of graduates.
5. The average starting salary for a Finnish teacher was $29,000 in 2008 Compared with $36,000 in the United States.
7. However, high school teachers with 15 years of experience make 102 percent of what other college graduates make. In the US, this figure is 62%.
8. There is no merit pay for teachers
9. Teachers are effectively given the same status as doctors and lawyers