In this comparative study, I chose to compare the United States’ approach to education with that of Finland. At one time, Finland was the least educated country in Scandinavia, but it is now one of the most highly educated in the world (Darling-Hammond, 2017). To present this comparative study, I used Glogster, a web-based application that allows the combination of multimedia elements texts, images, videos, and audio to create an interactive digital poster. This was the first time I had used Glogster. Thus, it gave me the opportunity to try out a new platform for creating a visually stunning poster to facilitate this comparative study.

In this comparative study, I searched for the impact of globalization and technology on the education systems of Finland and the United States and the most important topics related to education in each country, including the system, successes, and challenges. In addition to this, I identified the reasons that made Finland one of the highest quality education systems. In this research, I concluded that both the United States and Finland have designed their own educational systems to meet the needs of their students. However, Finland takes a sustainable approach that leverages educational infrastructure. Finland's approach is also more student-centered and focused on teachers as the main driver of quality. The United States can learn from Finland's approach to education but cannot adopt the Finnish system due to the diversity and multiculturalism within the country (Matias, 2019).

This research assignment on Finland’s approach to education compared to the system of the United States was very helpful to me as an educator and a research practitioner. It has helped me gain the skills of comparative study to explore the similarities and differences between global and local educational systems.