Finland just unveiled a dramatic new approach to its schooling system
Mar 26, 2015, 01:57 IST
Finland just unveiled a new initiative that will get rid of the concept of subjects in school classrooms by 2020, and it's pretty dramatic by American standards.
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This means that rather than teaching math, reading, and science as separate subjects, classroom teachers will now have lesson topics that span multiple subjects. For example, a topic could be the European Union, and linguistics, economics, and history, would all be included in that lesson, Richard Garner reported for The Independent.
Finland is a known powerhouse and innovator in education. And it's got some pretty incredible statistics proving its success.
Take a look at the infographic below:
