Group "brainstorming" makes each individual in the group less creative and doesn't work as efficiently as the same number of people working alone and then later pooling their ideas.
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In China, teachers allow children to sleep in class for around 20 minutes to help improve their learning.
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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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The U.S. has 115,000 janitors, 83,000 bartenders, 323,000 restaurant servers, and 80,000 heavy-duty truck drivers with bachelor’s degrees.
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According to a 2011 poll, 32% of Russians believe that the Sun orbits Earth.
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Japanese schools do not have proms.
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