The Smartest Kids in the World (book)

The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way
Author	Amanda Ripley
Language	English
Published	13 August 2013
ISBN	9781451654424

Last updated September 17, 2025

The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way is a book that analyses and compares various national education systems to the American education system, often in critique.^[1]^[2] Ripley follows three American students as they study abroad for one year of high school. Kim, a fifteen-year-old from Oklahoma, studies in Finland. Eric, an eighteen-year-old from Minnesota, studies in South Korea. Tom, and eighteen-year-old from Pennsylvania, studies in Poland.

References

↑ Jay Mathews (20 September 2013). "Book review: 'The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way' by Amanda Ripley". The Washington Post. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
↑ Annie Murphy Paul (22 August 2013). "Amanda Ripley's 'Smartest Kids in the World' - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 June 2016.

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[1] Jay Mathews (20 September 2013). "Book review: 'The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way' by Amanda Ripley". The Washington Post. Retrieved 8 June 2016.

[2] Annie Murphy Paul (22 August 2013). "Amanda Ripley's 'Smartest Kids in the World' - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 June 2016.

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