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Re:Once poor, always poor? by MrsPeaches on Monday December 27, 2021 @09:46AM (#29702858)
> But Homework is a necessary part of education.

Is it though? Sounds like it was actually exclusionary in your case.

I believe that Finland has no homework and yet has some of the highest PISA scores.

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Re:Once poor, always poor? by WillPostForFood on Monday December 27, 2021 @10:53AM (#29703480)
It is not true, there is homework. It is false information, likely spread from a Michael Moore documentary that made the exaggerated claim.

https://finland.fi/life-society/the-truth-about-finnish-scho...

https://www.reddit.com/r/Finland/comments/99l5ke/is_that_tru...

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Re:Once poor, always poor? by MrsPeaches on Monday December 27, 2021 @11:13AM (#29703665)
Thank you for posting the links. Cunningham’s law in action!

https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cunningham%27s_Law

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