上課少一半 放學不補習 港教師赴芬蘭 Finland to become world's first country to get rid of all school subjects

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港師棄高薪赴芬蘭 驚嘆8歲學生電鋸做木工

當香港小朋友每日為功課、補習班忙得「剩下半條命」之際，芬蘭去年再起革命，着眼的已非有沒有考試，而是如何培養學生應對21世紀挑戰。

有本港教師減逾半薪金遠赴當地取經，被手拿電鋸製作木工的8歲學生「嚇親」，室外氣溫於零下20度以上，即使外面下雪落雨，9點上課前學生亦不能進入班房，為的是要讓學生盡情在外面玩樂，發現當地教育重視的並非做習題的硬技能（hard skill），而是培養學生解難、自理等「七大跨界能力」。

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Education: Uppsala University, St. John's Medical College
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