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Clavel, Teru.
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Comparative education.
Education -- United States.
Education -- Asia.
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Clavel, Teru.
Comparative education.
Education -- United States.
Education -- Asia.
MARC Display
World
class
:
one
mother
's
journey
halfway
around
the
globe
in
search
of the
best
education
for her
children
/ Teru Clavel.
by
Clavel, Teru.
Atria Books, 2019.
Call #:
370.9 C617w
Subjects
Comparative
education
.
Education
-- United States.
Education
-- Asia.
ISBN:
9781501192975 (hc.)
Alternate title:
One
mother
's
journey
halfway
around
the
globe
in
search
of the
best
education
for her
children
Edition:
1st.
Description:
xxi, 323 p. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Introduction: Three'
s
company -- The wonder years: the wild
world
of NYC preschools -- Gilligan'
s
Island: stranded on a tropical island with a strange cast of characters -- Mission impossible: welcome to Shanghai -- Star trek: the next generation:
education
as a national value -- Get smart: the meaning of mastery -- The A team: China tops the global scene -- Growing pains: coming "Home" to Japan? -- Mr. Rogers' neighborhood: the community raises the independent and whole child -- Macgyver: the problem-solving stuntman in the classroom, the teacher -- Wonder woman: the mom behind the scenes -- The twilight zone: our worst year in the best-ranked school district -- Who'
s
the boss?
Education
in a nation where capitalism, individuality, and freedom prevail -- Cheers: to the great potential of the USA -- Afterword: 20/20: hindsight.
Summary:
"Combining the humor and warmth of Bringing Up Baby with the insight of The Smartest Kids in the
World
,
World
Class
is a firsthand exploration of how American schools are failing our
children
, and what parents can learn from the Asian
education
system to help our
children
excel in today'
s
competitive
world
."--From publisher.
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