ERIC RYAN GRANT

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How the Finns Create a Sense of Community in Their Schools

Great article about a great education system!

TWO WRITING TEACHERS

A NOTE FROM STACEY:  While Bonnie Kaplan needs no introduction amongst the members of this writing community, I feel compelled to write something to start off her guest blog post.  As many of you know, Bonnie is a passionate educator from New York State.  Anyone who has ever read Bonnie’s blog, followed her on Twitter, or who has been lucky enough to break bread with her knows she has strong beliefs about education.  On any given day I find Bonnie and I read and share many of the same NY Times articles on Facebook and Twitter.  Like you, we both believe in public education and want to make “the system” the best it can be.

Bonnie recently traveled to Finland to learn about their education system first-hand.  I followed her trip via Facebook and couldn’t wait to hear her thoughts upon her return.  Therefore, I e-mailed her while…

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