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How Finland is teaching a generation to spot misinformation

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    nothis
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    This is so amazing. How come Finland is so far ahead when it comes to education, I'm incredibly jealous. If I was in charge of education in my country, I'd furiously take notes and fight to get...

    This is so amazing. How come Finland is so far ahead when it comes to education, I'm incredibly jealous. If I was in charge of education in my country, I'd furiously take notes and fight to get even just a hint of that implemented here. I know there's probably advantages Finland has that are harder to implement elsewhere and in bigger countries but that can't be the only excuse.

    Now that programs are in place for young people, the government is using libraries as centers for teaching older people to identify online information that is intended to mislead, Mr. Pekkala said.

    Fun fact: I just learned today that in Finland 50% of citizens use the library at least once per month. I'm trying to even imagine that. I live in a rather educated bubble but I think I'm the only person having a library card.

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    1. Eric_the_Cerise
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      This isn't new, either. Finland's primary educational system has been a shining example for decades, undisputed, loved by educators the world over ... and yet, as far as I can tell, no other...

      This isn't new, either. Finland's primary educational system has been a shining example for decades, undisputed, loved by educators the world over ... and yet, as far as I can tell, no other countries are trying to emulate it. Probably there are some efforts (I mean, there's gotta be, please) ... but you would think, if one country figures out how to educate people so much better, that the whole world would dogpile right onto that.

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  2. Eric_the_Cerise
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    Paywalled. Here is a link to the actual survey report (which, ironically, is not paywalled). https://osis.bg/?p=4243&lang=en Yeay Finland. Especially 5 years in a row. But it's worth remembering...

    Paywalled. Here is a link to the actual survey report (which, ironically, is not paywalled).

    https://osis.bg/?p=4243&lang=en

    Yeay Finland. Especially 5 years in a row.

    But it's worth remembering that the top six countries ( Finland (1st), Norway (2nd), Denmark (3rd), Estonia(4th), Sweden (5th) and Ireland (6th)) were all virtually tied for first place. The report makes note of that in the very first sentence.

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