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Describing her high school experience in the United States, a Finnish exchange student put it this way: "It was like elementary school in Finland." Sixteen-year-old Elina wasn't the only foreign visitor to think schools here are ridiculously easy. Surveys show about 90 percent of international students believe classes are easier in the United States than at home.

Editor's note: Ben Wildavsky is director of higher education studies at the Rockefeller Institute of Government, State University of New York, and policy professor at SUNY-Albany. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. (CNN) -- If you want to know how U.S.

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See how a quality internship program along with real-world learning enhances the education students receive. Big Picture Learning brings a series of videos geared towards educators who want to engage students in a more meaningful way.

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"Seriously, I don't. I don't teach at all in the traditional sense of the word. For this class, I am not the teacher up in front of the room making notes and expecting the students to copy them. My students learn what they need to learn to accomplish the task that has been set for them. I provide guidance to individuals, small groups, and the whole group when needed. I make available the necessary resources or access to those resources they need to accomplish their own learning. I give them guidelines and objectives but very little direct instruction."

"Whatever trendy term winds up sticking-'Re-Gen,' 'Gen Z,' 'Pluralist' or 'Homelander'-know that this group now entering its college years is your workforce of the future."

Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) attempts to identify the nature of knowledge required by teachers for technology integration in their teaching, while addressing the complex, multifaceted and situated nature of teacher knowledge.

"The majority of students 13 and under are picking up e-readers to enjoy their favorite books-with 92 percent doing so at least once a week-says the third part of a three-part study "Exploring the E-Reading Habits of Children" released earlier this year."

"What makes people creative? What gives some of us the ability to create work that captivates the eyes, minds and hearts of others? Jonah Lehrer, a writer specializing in neuroscience, addresses that question in his new book, Imagine: How Creativity Works."

"The country's strongest innovators embrace creativity, play, and collaboration -- values that also inform their physical spaces."

" A PLN is a tool that uses social media and technology to collect, communicate, collaborate and create with connected colleagues anywhere at any time. Participating educators, worldwide, make requests and share resources."

"Telling students they need to take advantage of the feedback they get isn't just good advice -- it's established science. In the last few decades, researchers have discovered a lot about how people become experts. The main idea, made popular by everyone from author Malcolm Gladwell to rapper Macklemore, is the 10,000-hour rule. Ten thousand is the number of hours it takes to become an expert in almost any field. "

"Continuing its evolution from quirky disruptor of traditional classroom learning to mainstream player aligned with the education establishment, free website Khan Academy unveiled Saturday new online math resources tied to the contentious Common Core State Standards."

"Dr. Tom Pliura, left, on behalf of the McLean County Medical Society, will be opening a cadaver lab, which he hopes will be used by high school students interested in a career in medicine. Pliura is shown earlier this week in his LeRoy office with Gary Tipsord, superintendent for the LeRoy school district, and a cadaver."

"What happens when administrators throw out the rulebook and try fundamentally different models of education?"