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The smartest kids in the world, and how they got that way, Amanda Ripley

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The smartest kids in the world, and how they got that way, Amanda Ripley
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [239]-254) and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The smartest kids in the world
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
Amanda Ripley
Sub title
and how they got that way
Summary
Following three teenagers who chose to spend one school year living in Finland, South Korea, and Poland, a literary journalist recounts how attitudes, parenting, and rigorous teaching have revolutionized these countries' education results
Table Of Contents
The treasure map -- Leaving -- The pressure cooker -- A math problem -- An American in Utopia -- Drive -- The metamorphosis -- Difference -- The $4 million teacher -- Coming home
Target audience
adult
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