Frances and I are in Finland right now, visiting some friends we know here.  On Monday and Tuesday I'll be attending a workshop on the Finnish education system, visiting some classrooms in a city called Tampere and attending sessions on what makes the Finnish system THE BEST IN THE WORLD.  It seems that most Finns don't actually like to talk about it in these flamboyant terms, but jump on the Finnish education fetish train with me and read this article in advance of the workshop:

http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/jun/17/highly-trained-respected-and-free-why-finlands-teachers-are-different