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The Smartest Kids in the World : : and how They got That way

Ripley, Amanda. Book - 2013 370.9 Ri, Adult Book / Nonfiction / Education / General / Ripley, Amanda 2 On Shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 3.4 out of 5

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Call Number: 370.9 Ri, Adult Book / Nonfiction / Education / General / Ripley, Amanda
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch

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an interesting look at international education submitted by kittenkat101 on June 29, 2016, 10:32pm This book covers the experiences of three American exchange students, studying abroad in South Korea, Poland, and Finland, the countries with the highest achieving students. It details what youth in each of these countries goes through to get their education and compares and contrasts it with the educational system in the U.S.

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PUBLISHED
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2013.
Year Published: 2013
Description: 306 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781451654424
1451654421

SUBJECTS
Comparative education.
Education -- Finland.
Education -- Korea (South)
Education -- Poland.