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The smartest kids in the world : and how they got that way  Cover Image Book Book

The smartest kids in the world : and how they got that way / Amanda Ripley.

Ripley, Amanda. (Author).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781451654424 (hc.)
  • ISBN: 1451654421 (hc.)
  • Physical Description: ix, 306 pages : illustrations, map, charts, portraits, photographs ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2013.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-289), Internet addresses 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.
Subject: Comparative education.
Education > Finland.
Education > Korea (South)
Education > Poland.

Available copies

  • 4 of 5 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Fernie Heritage Library. (Show)

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  • 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Fernie Heritage Library 370.9 RIP (Text) 35136000414764 Adult Non Fic Volume hold Available -
Grand Forks 370.9 RIP (Text) 35142002531555 Adult Non Fiction Volume hold Available -
Mackenzie Public Library 370.9 RIP (Text) 35192000234520 Adult Non-Fiction Volume hold Available -
Smithers Public Library ANF 370.9 RIP (Text) 35101000396411 Stacks Volume hold Available -

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