Same Situation, Far Apart: Different Learning Young adolescents around the globe, such as these in Canada (left) and Pakistan (right), attend middle school, but what they learn differs. Many North American schools encourage collaboration and hands-on learning (these girls are building roller coasters), whereas many south Asian schools stress individual writing.
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