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Re:Why Finland’s schools are great (by doing what we don’t). by dorian-graph on Sunday October 16, 2011 @06:54AM (#3117057)
You don't consider language important in conveying ideas, thinking, etc?
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Re:Why Finland’s schools are great (by doing what we don’t). by henrikschroder on Sunday October 16, 2011 @09:06AM (#3117252)
What are you talking about?
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Re:Why Finland’s schools are great (by doing what we don’t). by joesb on Sunday October 16, 2011 @04:52PM (#3118268)
> The only part of education where the language matters is when it comes to spelling

What about differences between languages in their ability to convey ideas.

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Re:Why Finland’s schools are great (by doing what we don’t). by henrikschroder on Monday October 17, 2011 @06:09AM (#3119888)
We're talking about elementary school education here, I find it extremely difficult to believe that some languages are "better" than others at conveying the ideas at this level of education.
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