compare and contrast

Singapore:

....the top third of Singaporean students score, on average, in the top 10th percentile of students in the 38 countries tested on the TIMSS-R.

source:
What the United States Can Learn From Singapore's World-Class Mathematics System
(and what Singapore can learn from the United States):
An Exploratory Study

Scarsdale:

...the very top top American kids are scoring about the 75th percentile on international studies. So we know our top performing kids are doing very well.

source:
Mike McGill
New York state Superintendent of the Year

oldies but goodies:

more Singapore Math

Mike McGill

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