The smartest kids in the world

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Praise for the smartest kids in the world "If you care about education, you must read this book. By recounting what three intrepid kids learned from the rest of the world, it shows what we can learn about how to fix our schools. Ripley's delightful storytelling has produced insights that are both useful and inspiring." -WALTER ISAACSON, author of Steve Jobs and Benjámin Franklin "This is a no-nonsense, no-excuses book about how we can improve outcomes for all kids, from the poorest to the wealthiest. It avoids platitudes and ideology and relies instead on the experiences of students." - JOEL KLEIN, CEO, Amplify, and former chancellor, New York City Department of Education "This book gives me hope that we can create education systems of equity and rigor-if we heed the lessons from top performing countries and focus more on preparing teachers than on punishing them." - RANDI WEINGARTEN, President, American Federation of Teachers "Amanda Ripley observes with rare objectivity and depth.... Tovább

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Praise for the smartest kids in the world "If you care about education, you must read this book. By recounting what three intrepid kids learned from the rest of the world, it shows what we can learn about how to fix our schools. Ripley's delightful storytelling has produced insights that are both useful and inspiring." -WALTER ISAACSON, author of Steve Jobs and Benjámin Franklin "This is a no-nonsense, no-excuses book about how we can improve outcomes for all kids, from the poorest to the wealthiest. It avoids platitudes and ideology and relies instead on the experiences of students." - JOEL KLEIN, CEO, Amplify, and former chancellor, New York City Department of Education "This book gives me hope that we can create education systems of equity and rigor-if we heed the lessons from top performing countries and focus more on preparing teachers than on punishing them." - RANDI WEINGARTEN, President, American Federation of Teachers "Amanda Ripley observes with rare objectivity and depth. She finds a real and complex world 'over there-schools with flaws of their own but alsó real and tangible lessons about how to do better by our kids. The Smartest Kids in the World gave me more insights, as a parent and as an educator, than just about anything else I've read in a while." - DOUG LEMOV, author of Teach Like a Champion "Such an important book! Amanda Ripley lights the path to engaging our next generation to meet a different bar." -WENDY KOPP, founder and chair, Teach For America, and CEO, Teach For All Vissza