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An eye-opening firsthand exploration of why Asian students are outpacing their American counterparts, and how to help our children excel in today's competitive world. When Teru Clavel's oldest child was barely two, she watched as her friends and fellow parents vied to secure a spot in the right New York City preschools. Following a gut feeling that a truly world-class education involves more than the privilege and ennui of elite private schools, Teru and her family moved to Asia, embarking on a ten-year journey through the public schools of Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Tokyo. During this time, Teru discovered firsthand why students in China and Japan are far outpacing their American counterparts. In Hong Kong, she nicknamed her children's school "the prison" for its foreboding, austere facilities, yet her three-year-old loved his teachers and his nightly homework. In Shanghai, in a school without flush toilets, the students were kept late not out of punishment, but... Dedication 4 Introduction: Three’s Company 5 New York, 2006 15 Chapter 1: The Wonder Years 16 Hong Kong, 2006–2010 32 Chapter 2: Gilligan’s Island 33 Shanghai, 2010–2012 51 Chapter 3: Mission: Impossible 52 Chapter 4: Sta

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Author

Teru Clavel

Publisher

Atria Books

Language

EN

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction

Rating

4.5 / 5 (51 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14