America has long compared its students to top-performing kids of other nations.
But how do the world's education superpowers look through the eyes of an America
n high school student? Author Amanda Ripley follows three teenagers who chose to
spend one school year living and learning in Finland, South Korea, and Poland.
Through their adventures, Ripley discovers startling truths about how attitudes,
parenting, and rigorous teaching have revolutionized these countries' education
results.
