Another accolade for Finland

By  | 5/21/2006 | Filed under: In other news

Finland has been the subject of many discussions about leapfrogging in education. Now, it has accomplished another amazing feat. Lordi, the undead space monsters from Finland, won this year’s Eurovision contest. I can’t stop laughing. Watch the video.

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Dr. John Moravec is a faculty member in the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development and the Innovation Studies/Master of Liberal Studies graduate programs at the University of Minnesota. He is the principal of Education Futures LLC; a co-founder of the Horizon Forum, a roundtable on the future of education at all levels; and is the editor of Education Futures. He can be emailed at john@educationfutures.com.

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3 Responses to Another accolade for Finland

  1. Jayson on 5/21/2006 at 19:33

    This is my new ‘most favorite’ band.

  2. John Moravec on 5/22/2006 at 7:23

    They make Gwar seem classy!

  3. John Moravec on 5/22/2006 at 7:23

    They make Gwar seem classy!

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