On the topic of international education, I have recently learned that many people consider Finland to have the greatest educational system in the entire world. I will surely be writing about this idea in future blogs, as I expand my discussions to include topics of education reform in general.

Here is a link to a very insightful documentary on Finland's education system entitled The Finland Phenomenon. Don't be startled by the Spanish in the title. The documentary is all in English.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2JGeGNxlh4

Please share your thoughts on this documentary or any other ideas about education reform or game design you may have. Could such a system work in the United States? What can we as individuals learn from Finland in terms of how we educate our children? Are games an idea that Finland educators use, and if so how?