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Jan 2023
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Episode 34: Let's Talk About the Differe...

Winnie
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In school, we learn things and then take a test to assess what we learned. In everyday life, we take the test then we learn things. In today's episode, we sat down and discussed about the differences in education systems. Let's be honest - many countries are outperforming the United States in Education. Is there any way that we can catch up at all? What are your thoughts?  

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