The World’s Highest-Scoring Students How Their Nations Led Them to Excellence

Thomas V. O’Brien: Introduction by – Why It’s Crucial to Learn from World-Class Nations in Education – Education in Finland: The Closest We Can Get to a Utopian System – From a Third-World to a First-World Nation: Education in Singapore Made It Happen – Japan: Always on Top in Education – High Test Scores Come at a High Price: Education in South Korea – China’s Success in Education: Is This Nation Really That Good? – Learning from Canada: A Top-Performing Country Similar to the United States – Estonia: A New World Leader in International Testing – From Excellence to Mediocrity: The Decline of the Education System in the United States – A Plan for a Better Educational System – Index.