One nice features of Science 2.0 is the way it links to Science Codex and Real Clear Science.  The latter of these sometimes directs me to a journal called The Atlantic, in which I read

What Americans Keep Ignoring About Finland's School Success

The Scandinavian country is an education superpower because it values equality more than excellence.
I’m a bit puzzled.  It sounds just a bit too much like one of those Reader’s Digest articles one useed to read while in a doctor’s or dentist’s waiting room. 

Any thoughts?