After reading the article “What Makes Finnish Kids So Smart” written by Ellen Gamerman

Finnish students are considered smart because they got high OECD’s test scores, which were just about math, science and reading sections. There is no way to know and evaluate how much students are good at art and any other subjects just with this test. Also, people can not say the only people who are good at Math, science and reading are smarter than others. Each person has different talents and also there are various intelligences.  Also, Finnish model schools have no sports teams and marching bands. It seems no-frills but, many activities and event schools have also give good opportunities to find their talents or intelligence to students. There are no gifted classes in Finland because Finnish educators think outstanding students can help others’ weakness. However, it could be waste of time for them just to repeat all the things that they already know and doodle on their note during the class. The students who are more talented in certain area than any other people do should be educated with appropriate level that they need.   

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