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The smartest kids in the world...

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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The smartest kids in the world...

And how they got that way
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Quick facts

  • Written by Amanda Ripley
  • Addresses education gaps in first-world countries
  • Uses personal accounts to show learning differences
  • Uses PISA scores to rank countries
  • Genre: Non-fiction
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NewAmericaFoundaition. "The Smartest Kids in the World and How they Got That Way". Online video clip. Youtube. Youtube, Aug 2013. Web. 22 Apr 2014. >

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEn-auke7wM
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More boring learn-y stuff

  • PISA scores had a one-one correlation to economic prosperity
  • Math was deemed most important for economic success
  • America's scores on the English section were not very bad,
  • ...but the Math section was abysmal. 
  • Finland ranked first for education. 
Weisenthal, Joe. "Here's The New Ranking Of Top Countries In Reading, Science, And Math". Business Insider. Dec 3, 2013. Web. 22 Apr 2014.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/pisa-rankings-2013-12#ixzz2zf372nbm
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Eric's story

  • Eric moved from the high-performing Minnesota to South Korea
  • Korean students LIVED at school, and went to after-school hagwons
  • Math class was taught at a higher level
  • High pressure for grades - fatigue, airplanes, cheating, illegal schools
  • Eric's personal sexuality struggle
NewAmericaFoundaition. "The Smartest Kids in the World: Eric". Online video clip. Youtube. Youtube, Aug 2013. Web. 22 Apr 2014. >
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Tom's Story

  • Lived in small village in Pennsylvania, studied in Poland
  • Was bored in American high school, had no drive
  • Poland has radically improved education despite poverty rate
  • Perhaps technology
  • More of a challenge for Tom
NewAmericaFoundaition. "The Smartest Kids in the World: Eric". Online video clip. Youtube. Youtube, Aug 2013. Web. 22 Apr 2014. >
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Kim's Story

  • From Oklahoma to Finland (#1)
  • They don't try to 'make it fun': students see it as an opportunity
  • The entire country reveres teachers, there is more respect
  • Teacher examinations are rigorous - only a 20% acceptance
  • Teachers are 'shadowed' by peers
NewAmericaFoundaition. "The Smartest Kids in the World: Eric". Online video clip. Youtube. Youtube, Aug 2013. Web. 22 Apr 2014. >
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Kim's Story 2

  • Kids more dedicated than honors students in the U.S.
  • 8 prestigious teaching unis with a difficult exam, HIGH salary
  • You will never see a school hire a coach for part-time teaching
  • Kim's personal financial issues
  • You'll probably fail. Everyone fails.
NewAmericaFoundaition. "The Smartest Kids in the World: Eric". Online video clip. Youtube. Youtube, Aug 2013. Web. 22 Apr 2014. >
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Themes

  • Education/ Quest for discovery 
  • Social mobility
  • Societal and personal struggles
  • Perseverance through hardship
  • Love and family relations
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what i liked

  • Circular Arguments/ Appeal to Ignorance - used by administrators
  • Comparison and analogy - Korea and jail
  • Concession - Ripley leaves the answer RE: education to us
  • False Dilemmas - also used by school administrators
  • Points of view
Ripley, Amanda. The Smartest Kids in the World and How they got That Way. Simon and Schuster. 2013. Print. 22 Apr 2014.

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