What makes Finnish teachers so special?: It’s not brains

Finnish teacher training institutions aim to get students with a passion for teaching – rather than the most academically able.
Photograph: Olivier Morin/AFP

Finland (Pasi Sahlberg) shows that rather than get “best and the brightest” into teaching, it is better to design initial teacher education in a way that will get the best from young people who have natural passion to teach for life. Read more here.