Global Education &
European Teaching Strategies
SUNDAY 17 - Arrival
This experience would not have been the
same without my dear colleagues
Graciela Gil, Jean- Marc Segarra and
Jordi Satorra, to whom I have shared
great moments of pedagogigal
reflection and discussion. I would like to
publicly thank them for their generosity,
their witty sense of humor and
professional commitment.
Facts on Education in Sweden
1- Education is compulsory for
children between the ages of 7 and 16
and free (including non-legal
immigrants)
2- Education at the upper secondary
level is free.
3- There are also a small number of
schools for the Sami minorities in the
north of Sweden were classes are taught
in Sammi.
Despite high Swedish income taxes, most Swedes consider that paying
higher taxes is a benefit. There is no argument whatsoever amongst political
parties on who and what comes first for financing: children, the elderly and
education.
On Sunday morning, we left for Stockholm, where we chose our
accomodation. Kungsängen is 32 km northwest from Stockholm (about 30
minutes by train from Stockholm Central Station) On that same day, we
managed to get hold of a weekly ticket to travel on the pendeltåg, which is the
commuter rail.
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