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International league tables show that British pupils are falling behind their peers in South Korea or China. We have to stop lowering the bar in our schools, choose more academic subjects, and work longer hours.
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Kwarteng, K., Patel, P., Raab, D., Skidmore, C., Truss, E. (2012). Revenge of the Geeks. In: Britannia Unchained. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137032249_4
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