The smartest kids in the world : and how they got that way / Amanda Ripley.
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.
In a handful of nations, virtually all children are learning to make complex arguments and solve problems they've never seen before. They are learning to think, in other words, and to thrive in the modern economy. What is it like to be a child in the world's new education superpowers? In a global quest to find answers for our own children, author and Time magazine journalist Amanda Ripley follows three Americans embedded in Finland, South Korea, and Poland for one year. Their stories, along with groundbreaking research into learning in other cultures, reveal a pattern of startling transformation: none of these countries had many "smart" kids a few decades ago. Things had changed. Teaching had become more rigorous; parents had focused on things that mattered; and children had bought into the promise of education.--From publisher description.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781451654424
- ISBN: 1451654421
- Physical Description: 306 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Simon & Schuster edition
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2013.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-254) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- The treasure map -- Leaving -- The pressure cooker -- A math problem -- An American in Utopia -- Drive -- The metamorphosis -- Difference -- The $4 million teacher -- Coming home.
Search for related items by subject
- Subject:
- Comparative education.
Education > Finland.
Education > Korea (South)
Education > Poland.
Available copies
- 23 of 25 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.
Holds
- 1 current hold with 25 total copies.
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| Jacksonville Main Library | 370.9 RIP (Text) | 36015000026472 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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