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Melbourne University academic suggests more play, less desk time could help kids learn better

Children at Vasse Primary School use sofas and ottomans in the classroom. (Supplied: Edith Cowan University)

Melbourne University Professor of Education Pasi Sahlberg says Australia children have about 11,000 hours of instruction under their belts by the time they are 15.

"In Finland, where I came from to Australia five years ago, it's about 6,300 hours," Professor Sahlberg told Nadia Mitsopoulos on ABC Radio Perth.

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