The US ranks 31st in math skills among 35 developed countries. So what are schools in Europe and Asia doing that we aren’t? Journalist Amanda Ripley joins us to talk about The Smartest Kids in the World.
A survey comparing education around the world ranks the US 31st in math among 35 developed countries. So what are schools in Europe and Asia doing that we aren't? Journalist Amanda Ripley wanted to answer that question, so she followed three American students for a year abroad. Ripley is coming to Utah, so we’re rebroadcasting our conversation about the lessons to be learned from countries where students are excelling. (Rebroadcast)
Amanda Ripley is a journalist who has written for Time magazine and The Atlantic. Her new book is called The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way. [Indie bookstores|Amazon|Audible]
Friday, December 1, Amanda Ripley will deliver the keynote address at Envision Utah's 2017 Common Good Awards Luncheon. Tickets and more information are available by visiting envisionutah.org. You can also call Elizabeth Honey at 801-303-1451.
For more information on the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development's Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), click here. Try your hand at sample questions here.
