Australia may not be Finland… but are there things we can learn from how they ‘do’ education?
http://www.businessinsider.com/finland-education-school-2011-12?op=1
http://www.theage.com.au/national/education/with-an-eye-on-the-finnish-line-20120601-1zmwo.html (incl.mentioning limited use of laptops!)
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/education/finnish-school-of-thought-on-reform/story-fn59nlz9-1226279957017
http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2012/s3441913.htm
Finnish Education discussion on ABC.net
NOTE: Here’s an update from mid 2015 from PJHeath on twitter: http://gettingsmart.com/2015/07/what-we-can-learn-from-finland/