https://www.spectator.com.au/2018/01/60 ... do-better/
60 Minutes: can do better
Jennifer Buckingham
For the last ten years or so, people have been credulously extolling the virtues of Finland’s education policies. Journalists in many media outlets have amplified this chorus, with the most recent example being Channel 9’s 60 Minutes. In a story called ‘Can Do Better’, Finland was portrayed as the example Australian schools should be following if we want to improve educational outcomes for our students. CIS senior fellow and ACARA chair Professor Steven Schwartz was given about a minute to explain why that is not necessarily the case, with much more of the program devoted to footage of rosy-cheeked Finnish children playing in the snow.
The reasons that Finland is not a good model of schooling for Australia have been detailed before.