The document discusses why education in Finland shows excellent results compared to other countries. It explains that Finland's education policies set in motion 40 years ago directly contribute to their success. Additionally, the text outlines 10 characteristics of Finland's alternative pedagogical approach, including teachers having considerable independence in the classroom to choose appropriate teaching methods. The document concludes by noting that Chile needs to implement similar policies as Finland, such as viewing education as a right rather than a business, in order to improve their educational system.

1. What makes education in Finland that good?
(By Ana Luna Pedrero )
This reflection will explain about the text “What makes education in Finland that good”
why education in Finland shows excellent results in comparison whit 43 others countries
even outperforming the major global powers and finally the differences between this
educational system and our.
Going through the beginning of the text it provides very clear information about why
Finland shows excellent results, it springs directly from education policies set in motion 40
years ago.
Moreover, the text provides ten important characteristics to understand this system
highlighting their alternative pedagogic approach, rather than mere instructional
institutions. Another characteristic is the considerable independence of teachers in the
classroom to choose their preferred appropriate pedagogical methods. Political authorities
have seen education as the key to survive; education is free for all, there are not exams and
test and the management and leadership skills of local political authorities.
To end up, this text is a good contribution to open our eyes and see how far Chile is from a
good educational system; we need to focus beyond a free education and try to cover all this
aspects that Finland does. In my opinion the most important characteristic that we need to
have are the education policies, I hope that at the moment that Chile change this policies
and when political authorities see education as a right and not as a business we can have a
education as good as in Finland.