The Smartest Kids in the World : And How They Got That Way

作者：AmandaRipley

出版社：Simon&Schuster

副标题：AndHowTheyGotThatWay

出版年：2013-8-13

页数：320

定价：USD28.00

装帧：Hardcover

ISBN：9781451654424

内容简介
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hrough the compelling stories of three American teenagers living abroad and attending the world’s top-notch public high schools, an investigative reporter explains how these systems cultivate the “smartest” kids on the planet.

How Do Other Countries Create “Smarter” Kids?

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 these countries for one year. Kim, fifteen, raises $10,000 so she can move from Oklahoma to Finland; Eric, eighteen, exchanges a high-achieving Minnesota suburb for a booming city in South Korea; and Tom, seventeen, leaves a historic Pennsylvania village for Poland.

Through these young informants, Ripley meets battle-scarred reformers, sleep-deprived zombie students, and a teacher who earns $4 million a 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 m

作者简介
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Amanda Ripley is the author of THE SMARTEST KIDS IN THE WORLD–and How They Got That Way, a New York Times bestseller. Her first book, THE UNTHINKABLE: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes–and Why, was published in 15 countries and turned into a PBS documentary. Her work has helped Time win two National Magazine Awards. She currently writes feature stories for the Atlantic, the Washington Post, Politico and other national outlets.

目录
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i. Introduction/Synopsis

PART I: PISA SCORES AND AMERICA’S EDUCATION WOES

1. Comparing High School Students from Around the World: The PISA Test

◾a. The PISA Test

◾b. Why the PISA Test Matters: PISA Scores = Economic Success

2. What’s Wrong With America’s Education System?

PART II: EDUCATION IN SOUTH KOREA

3. The Korean School Day: From 8 O’clock in the Morning to 11 O’clock at Night (And Beyond)

◾a. The Korean School Day

◾b. When Korean Students Sleep

4. 1 Key to Korean Success: Private Hagwons

5. Korean Parents Vs. American Parents: The Coaching Approach vs. The Cheerleading Approach

◾a. Korean Parents: The Coaching Approach

◾b. American Parents: The Cheerleading Approach

◾c. When Coaching and Pushing Are Taken Too Far

6. Why South Korea Is So Obsessed With Education: The University Entrance Exam

PART III: EDUCATION IN FINLAND

7. Finnish Teachers’ Colleges Vs. American Teachers’ Colleges

◾a. Entrance Requirements

◾b. Teacher Training

◾c. The Impact on Outcomes, and Efforts at Reform in America

PART IV: EDUCATION IN POLAND

8. Poland’s Education Reforms

9. Raising Curriculum Standards

10. Standardized Testing and Added Professional Development for Teachers

◾a. Standardized Testing

i. Standardized Graduation Exams

ii. Standardized Testing at Lower Grades

◾b. Added Professional Development for Teachers

11. Delaying the Tracking of Students

12. Conclusion

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