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Demystifying the Finnish Education System, Part I: No Tests or Homework?

By Maya Kaul on October 31, 2017

When I asked a classroom full of Finnish 9th grade students how much homework they traditionally get every night earlier this month, they literally laughed at me. Around the world, there are rumors about the non-existence of homework in Finland, but I assumed this had been exaggerated, at least to some degree. The 9th grade students I was with had… Continue reading "Demystifying the Finnish Education System, Part I: No Tests or Homework?"
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Interview with Letitia Zwickert, K-12 Fulbright-Schuman Scholar and High School Teacher

By Maya Kaul on October 20, 2017

Letitia Zwickert is currently a Social Studies Teacher at Naperville Central High School in Illinois, where she has taught International Relations, Ethnic Minorities in America, and World Cultures since 2008. In 2016, she served as the first K-12 educator to have ever been selected as a Fulbright-Schuman Scholar. In that role, she researched migrant and minority student integration and success in… Continue reading "Interview with Letitia Zwickert, K-12 Fulbright-Schuman Scholar and High School Teacher"
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Interview with Almaden Country Day School (ACDS) Head of School, Dr. Olaf Jorgenson

By Maya Kaul on October 5, 2017

Olaf Jorgenson has been the Head of School at Almaden Country Day School (ACDS) for the last 9 years. ACDS is a small, private school that offers preschool through middle school programs for about 350 students in San Jose, California. Before his role at ACDS, Jorgenson has also served as a teacher, coach, board member, and administrator in schools in places… Continue reading "Interview with Almaden Country Day School (ACDS) Head of School, Dr. Olaf Jorgenson"
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What does bottom-up, teacher-centered education policy change look like?

By Maya Kaul on September 28, 2017

Now that I have been in Helsinki for over a month, I have had time to get situated within my research group, the LUMA Centre. Though I have a number of first impressions of the Finnish education, something I have been particularly fascinated by is the ways in which current Finnish education policy changes center the teacher and university researcher as… Continue reading "What does bottom-up, teacher-centered education policy change look like?"
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Interview with Professor of Chicana/o Latina/o Studies, Gilda Ochoa

By Maya Kaul on September 19, 2017

Gilda Ochoa is a professor of Chicana/o Latina/o Studies at Pomona College, where she has taught for the last 20 years. I was very lucky to take her class Chicanas/os and Latinas/os in Contemporary Society during my last semester at Pomona College and witness the way she models education as a space where theory and praxis can be connected by engaging with… Continue reading "Interview with Professor of Chicana/o Latina/o Studies, Gilda Ochoa"
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Interview with NetWings Corps Co-Founder, Jacqueline Martinez

By Maya Kaul on September 8, 2017

Impassioned by the opportunity to develop and deploy effective, innovative, and human centric solutions to both local and global challenges in education, Jacqueline Martinez has traveled and lived in places ranging from the Middle East, South America, Europe and South East Asia. Throughout her Undergraduate career, Martinez has experienced working in the public, private, and nonprofit sector, including the US… Continue reading "Interview with NetWings Corps Co-Founder, Jacqueline Martinez"
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Recommended Readings on Finnish Education System

By Maya Kaul on August 28, 2017

Today marked my first day working with the LUMA Centre research group at the University of Helsinki. I thought that before I begin writing more specifically about my research here, I would provide a little bit more context on the Finnish education system, for those who are interested in digging a little deeper into some of the existing research. I have… Continue reading "Recommended Readings on Finnish Education System"
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Why Finland?

By Maya Kaul on August 4, 2017

One of the first questions I receive when I mention to anyone that I will be moving to Finland for the next 9 months (and the question I asked myself when I made the decision to apply for a Fulbright scholarship) is: Why Finland? My work in various spaces of education (e.g. teaching, research, community organizing, etc.) has been focused primarily… Continue reading "Why Finland?"
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Interview with Educator and Teacher Mentor, Viviana Montoya-Hernandez Torres

By Maya Kaul on March 24, 2017

For the inaugural interview, I interviewed a model educator who has a contagious love of education. She inspires others to be intentional with their work and to always approach teaching from a place of love. I was lucky to work with Viviana as a mentor last summer and am grateful for the work she is doing and continuing to inspire. Viviana… Continue reading "Interview with Educator and Teacher Mentor, Viviana Montoya-Hernandez Torres"