Could the primary education system of Finland work in the USA?

I don’t know whether the Finnish education system would work in the USA. I doubt that. The features you mention in your question are false though, and you should check your sources. read more

Primary education is THE most competitive degree to get in Finland. The elementary education departments in Finland only accept 10% of all applicants and turns down thousands of students annually. A person not only has to be the best and the brightest to become a primary teacher, they also have to have passed a series of interviews and personality screenings to get in. read more

Ninety-three percent of Finns graduate from academic or vocational high schools, 17.5 percentage points higher than the United States, and 66 percent go on to higher education, the highest rate in the European Union. read more