Firstly, at the Kikijave school, social skills are as important as the subjects themselves. In the classroom, kids are encouraged to help each other out, by sharing answers or ideas. Since they know they will be given the chance to share their thoughts, I think that they will listen to the teacher more when it’s time for a lecture. In my experience, we didn’t really get the chance to talk as much as the kids in Finland in school. I would’ve liked to, since I believe we would see others as a teammates/collaborator instead of competitors. Even in Cegep, it is still not encouraged in most of my…