Why Finland, Korea and Czech Republic get the most bang for their educational buck
There are around 1.3 billion children enrolled in primary and secondary schools worldwide. Each year, governments spend trillions of dollars on their education systems with the objective of educating children… Peter Dolton is one of the co-authors of The ...
FIBA World Cup: New Zealand Edge Finland In 67-65 Victory
With both teams coming into the game at 1-3, this was a must win to keep any hopes of advancing to the knockout stages. In a tight Group C, the loser of this match was guarenteed to be eliminated while the winner remained alive, relying on other results in ...
My third IAA day
So today is my third day here in Idyllwild Arts Academy! It has been so great, everyone's being so nice and kind and helpful that I feel like I don't need to worry about anything while I am in here. On Tuesday I moved in, decorated my dorm room a little and so on. And I met my new roommate! She's Ko ...
Bracket set as group play wraps up
Your browser does not support iframes. VIDEO: James Harden talks about Team USA’s mindset GRANADA, SPAIN – The final day of group play at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup not only determined who made it to the round of 16, but who they would play … and who they could play after that. Click here fo ...
“Syvälle Salattu” aka “Body of Water” (2011) -Finnish Horror
Hmmm? Time for another Review, and this time something a wee bit different than my usual Asian flavored films with a trip to scenic Finland for a look at director Joona Tena’s 2011’s psychological horror/ thriller “Syvälle Salattu” aka “Body of Water”. My synopsis goes like this: “Environmental lawy ...
WRC Shakedown Edition APK Data Files
Developed with Unreal Engine WRC Shakedown Edition Do you have what it takes to become a champion of WRC? - WRC EXPERIENCE mode - TIME ATTACK mode OFFICIAL RALLIES - Rally Sweden - Neste Oil Rally Finland - ADAC Rallye Deutschland - Rallye de France-Alsace - Wales Rally GB - Acropolis Rally - RallyR ...
Bands You Should Be Hearing Pt.I
I've realized that my inbox is flooded at this point with requests, and as much as I would like to, it's hard to filter most of the stuff there. I really would love to take some decent time to listen to all of the music people kindly send me, but I find that to be a very, almost, impossible task to ...
Richard Jomshof pläderar för rasstereotypiseringar
Rickard Jomshof, stillbild från Sveriges Television. I en ledare för BLT den 2014-01-15 pläderar Sverigedemokraternas rättspolitiske talesperson och kandidat till justitieministerposten, för att ras, i form av rasstereotypisering, är en kriminogen faktor som bör beaktas i utvecklingen av kriminalpol ...
Darude – Sandstorm
For this weeks throwback Thursday I picked Sandstorm by Darude. This song was a huge hit back in 1999/2000. Darude is a DJ from Finland. He as three albums out. But by fare this song off his first album, Before the Storm, is his most famous. Used to listen to this one all the time. But have not hear ...
Europe Missions Trip (20 Universities) 2015 vision
Finland, Spain, Wales, England and Scotland!!! Plane ticket was bought yesterday and new winter jacket with Europe patch. $270 only for my flight to Finland. Earlier this year I prayed to go to Norway, Amsterdam, Hungary and Spain. God gave me 3 out of 4. Praise the Lord! 20 nations in 2014. With Go ...
What the best education systems are doing right
joselepervanche: Finns believe important learning happens outside the classroom. Originally posted on ideas.ted.com: In South Korea and Finland, it’s not about finding the “right” school. Fifty years ago, both South Korea and Finland had terrible education systems. Finland was at risk of becoming th ...
Scientists use E.coli bacteria to create fossil fuel alternative
A specialist looks at a petri dish at a food safety institute in a file photo. CREDIT: REUTERS/INTS KALNINS RELATED TOPICS Science » Environment » Global Energy News » (Reuters) - British and Finnish scientists have found a way of generating renewable propane using a bacterium widely found in the hu ...
