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[quote=Anonymous]Hi, this is the OP. I haven't posted on this thread for a while, but am re-visiting it to say that it would be interesting to discuss the concept of best practice. I work in a field where practices evolve according to new data from research. However, in my busy everyday practice I am not able to step back and think about everything... I am too busy working! Fortunately, there are opportunities to attend professional conferences, journal clubs, and key people that keep everyone abreast of various studies and how that information can practically affect our usual day-to-day work.

I suppose that I am bringing some of that approach to my thinking about education, which is why I found Peg Tyre's book compelling. I will admit that I am not an expert in this area. Since I started this thread, I have read some new articles about education in Finland. It fascinated me that the teachers have a great deal of freedom in regard to curriculum. Teaching is a high status occupation in Finland and draws in students from the top 10%. The idea of focusing on having an excellent caliber of teachers, as opposed to focusing on curriculum has worked well for them. There are many variables besides just curriculum and teachers. It is hard to control for social structure, race, political system, higher education system, geography, and on and on! Despite the complexity of these issues, I still find it very worthwhile to engage in thinking about them and asking "what works?"  When we see success, what can we learn from it? At what point can we call something a best practice? Should we ever use that term in reference to education? I am taking a step back to think about the concept of best practice because I used tbe term in an earlier post without thinking it through. I would enjoy hearing your thoughts on this topic.

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