The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way is a gripping new book by Amanda Ripley addressing the question, ‘what exactly is happening in classrooms in the countries that out-perform the U.S. academically?’ Ripley investigates this question by spending time where the action is: in classrooms abroad, specifically in Poland, South Korea, and Finland. Her “informants” are American high school students who chose to study in those countries, and foreign students who come to the U.S. to study.
The Smartest Kids in the World is a page turner. Ripley’s characters are fascinating, her writing style is accessible, and her observations are fresh. There’s no hint of tired education talking points or polarizing rhetoric. Ripley lets facts and first hand observations guide her conclusions, not the other way around.
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Category: English
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Book Review: The Smartest Kids in the World
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Aerosmith Cancels Debut Performance in China Due to Poor Ticket Sales
(from china.org.cn)
Legendary rock band Aerosmith have been forced to cancel their Shanghai and Taipei gigs due to a local promoter’s inability to meet contractual obligations.
“It is with sincere regret that Aerosmith has announced that it must cancel two previously scheduled festival gigs,” the band wrote in a statement on their official website. The two gigs were originally scheduled on Aug. 21 in Shanghai and Aug. 24 in Taipei.
Poster for the cancelled concert in Shanghai.
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Invitation to Nanjing Biotechnology and Creative Pharmaceutical Industry Promotion Seminar
Dear members and friends,
We would like to bring your attention to “China Nanjing Biotechnology and Creative Pharmaceutical Industry (Boston) Promotion Seminar”.
Yang Weize making theme speech at Nanjing 321 plan promotion conference in Cambridge, Mass. in May 2012.
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Two Killed in UPS Airbus A300 Cargo Jet Crash
(from chinadaily.com.cn)
UPS declined immediate comment on reports that the A300 involved in the crash had a record of previous mechanical and structural issues, some of which caused emergencies to be declared during flight.
The wreckage of a UPS Airbus A300 cargo plane which crashed near the airport in Birmingham, Alabama on August 14, 2013, is pictured in this City of Birmingham handout photo. [Photo/Agencies]
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“Chinese Culture Land” Brings China’s Top Talents to Boston on Sept. 15
Boston, August, 12, 2013, — The 2013 Talented Youth Troupe, a group of brilliant, young artists carefully selected by the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of China State Council, will perform a show called “Chinese Culture Land” to audiences in Boston and Washington, DC to promote better understanding and appreciation of Chinese culture. It features Chinese folk songs and dances, Chinese traditional opera, marshal arts, and magic.
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Judge Golar, Father of Boston Mayoral Candidate Richie, Passed Away
Boston, August 12, 2013, — Boston mayoral candidate Charlotte Golar Richie’s father Simeon Golar passed away on Sunday, August 11. He was 84 years old and died of natural causes at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx, New York, with his two daughters at his side. He was a man of great stature in New York City politics during the last four decades of the 20th century, having served in various appointed positions and having sought elective office as well, during his career. He ended this illustrious career as an elected New York State Supreme Court Justice, serving on the bench for more than a decade.
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Obama Names Sixteen Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients
WASHINGTON, August 9, 2013 – Today, President Barack Obama named sixteen recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the Nation’s highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. The awards will be presented at the White House later this year.
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Nanjing — The City Where June Chang’s Entrepreneurial Dream Comes True
By David Li, translated by Shuzhi Zhang
Recently, I had an interview with Dr. June Chang at her home in Acton, Mass. just before she was leaving for Nanjing, China. Ms. Chang founded an online event management website eventdove.com three years ago in Nanjing. Before that, Ms. Chang founded Hyzing LLC in 2009, and now has about a dozen developers in its Nanjing office.
Ms. Chang shows eventdove.com in her home office in Acton.
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Outrage Prevails at Boston Mayoral Candidate Housing Forum
Boston, August 6, 2013, — More than 250 people from across the city filled the Quincy School auditorium in Chinatown as seven candidates of the “New Boston” persuasion courted votes at the Why We Can’t Wait mayoral candidate forum on housing and land issues sponsored by Right to the City VOTE and the Boston Tenant Coalition. Banners and protest signs hung on the stage with slogans like “Remain. Reclaim. Rebuild.” and “Public land for the public good.”
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