In China, teachers allow children to sleep in class for around 20 minutes to help improve their learning.
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Japanese schools do not have proms.
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In the U.S. the typical school year is 180 days long. In China, the typical school year is 251 days.
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American school children rank 25th in math and 21st in science out of the top 30 developed countries, but ranked 1st in confidence that they outperformed everyone else.
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Harvard earns enough money from interest on its endowment that it could offer free tuition to every student and still profit.
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Sudbury Valley School allows students to do whatever they want; no curriculum, tests, homework, or even classes unless requested. 82% of students get accepted to college, as opposed to the 63% national public school average.
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Students at the John Hopkins University collaboratively decided to opt out of their final since the professor set his curve based on the highest score grading it as 100%. They chose to receive a score of zero, making it the highest grade and thereby getting 100%.
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