Public education is all about 'caged lions'. Bright kids are forced to endure boredom for 12 long years, until they forget the noble animal they were supposed to be. If you visit a Zoo, most animals have lost their will to live, bored out of their witts in their cages.
The Finnish school system is said to be the best in the world and, for the sake of your little girl, I hope it is. In most parts of the world, though, the focus is on taming the lions.
Speaking of odd things family members say - when I decided to homeschool my son, I was asked where will he learn obediance?
It is fine but limited yet people rely on it to service all requirements. They love to talk about how good the system is here yet, they don't look at the parts that say Finnish school kids are among the most stressed in the world. (at least in the PISA results a few years back)
lol. The state of the world.