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Annotated Bibliography On Education




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 Hancock, LynNell. "Why Are Finland's Schools Successful?" Smithsonian Magazine. N.p., Sept. 2011.     Web. 24 Oct. 2012. .
The article contrasts between the United State's education system and Finland's education system in order to show what the schools in the United States are lacking. The article explains, in detail, how Finnish schools are able incorporate innovative and unique teaching methods into their education system and utilizes these methods effectively. This article provides insight in how Finnish teachers are able to teach and provide support towards their students that help the students to understand the material they're learning.
Partanen, Anu. "What Americans Keep Ignoring About Finland's School Success."The Atlantic. N.p., 29     Dec.     2011. Web. 24 Oct. 2012. .
The article mainly describes the thoughts of Pasi Sahlberg, one of the leading Finnish authorities on education reform, during a conference in the U.S. in regards to the Finnish education system. Sahlberg explained that the focus of the Finnish Education system was on its teachers and addressed some of the criticisms towards the success of the Finnish reform. The article pointed out a crucial difference in the mentality between the two education systems as the Finnish system emphasizes equality among its students, the U.S. system encourages competition.

Smirniotopoulos, Peter. "We Need an Education System That Promotes Creativity, Innovation, and     Critical Thinking." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 23 Mar. 2012. Web. 24 Oct.     2012. .
The article examines the issues within the U.S. education system and discusses the importance of each issue and how they affect the economy and sociopolitical issues within our nation. The writer argues that the education system should promote creativity, innovation, and more critical thinking rather than induce our students to operate in a goal-orientated society. This article emphasizes the importance of creativity and provides examples of successful individuals who utilizes their creativity to achieve their success.
Snider, Justin. "Lessons From Finland's Education System." The Huffington Post.     TheHuffingtonPost.com, 13 Dec. 2010. Web. 24 Oct. 2012.     .
This article contains answers from Sahlberg during a short interview. Sahlberg provided insight into the values of the Finnish education system and how it is important to the system. Sahlberg described that the institution of education is of a “national-building” thus makes the notion of the importance of education in Finland.
Swallow, Erica. "Creating Innovators: Why America's Education System Is Obsolete." Forbes. Forbes     Magazine, 25 Apr. 2012. Web. 24 Oct. 2012.     .
The article describes how the economy is related to the U.S. education system. The article explained that innovation in education is the key to solving the problems the U.S. is facing. This article provides several points where the U.S. education system fails to drive students towards the thought of innovation. 





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