It's 8 a.m. on a cold morning in the suburbs of Helsinki and these primary school children are getting ready for class. This morning's lesson is ancient history - they are reading texts about Egyptian ancient life. I will ask them what they found out from the book. I think we are all ready now. This is a school system that has been among the world's best for years. However, these kids will spend half as much time in a classroom as Australian children. When you go to the first grade at seven years old, the minimum amount of hours is 20 hours a week. It increases as you get older, but it's still less than many countries in Europe or the world...

("Час тишины", The Silent Hour, 2024, США и др..) Задача ЕГЭ для 5 класса актёрской средней школы: "Если в фильме "Немая ярость" Юэль Киннаман сыграл немого, а через год в "Часе тишины" глухого, то где ему дадут следующую главную роль: 1) в приквеле "Не дыши", 2) в ремейке "Слепой ярости", 3) в ремейке ремейка "Затоичи", 4) в "Аромате девушки" - приквеле "Запаха женщины", 5) в пеплуме "Гомер, пеши исчо!" Ответ: ________________________" Однако пошутили - и хватит. Ибо повод для разговора у нас нынче серьёзный...