Finland is said to have one of the best education systems in the world, but Singapore has proven that it isn't lacking in that area either. Here a few key differences between Finland and Singapore's education system. Follow Mustsharenews.com for more videos like this!

By cultivating strong school leadership, committing to ongoing professional development, and exploring innovative models like its technology-infused Future Schools, Singapore has become one of the top-scoring countries on the PISA tests. Find more videos from Edutopia's YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/edutopia

Why is Singapore top of the class?: Singapore's education system is world leading but is the pressure and work-life balance too much for students? Subscribe to Journeyman here: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=journeymanpictures For more information, visit https://www.journeyman.tv/film/7698 Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journeymanpictures Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JourneymanNews https://twitter.com/JourneymanVOD Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/journeymanpictures Visit our subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/JourneymanPictures SBS Australia – Ref. 7698

Dateline travels to Singapore to find out why its education system tops the global leader board. We look at high-stakes testing, and ask if the culture of competition puts too much pressure on kids. Janice Petersen follows some of Australia’s top teachers to Singapore, to find out how its education system, and culture, creates the world’s smartest students.

Afghanistan is the world’s largest producer of heroin, with over 500,000 acres of opium. So why are they burning 20 tons of it? Learn More: Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction http://www.sigar.mil/pdf/Special%20Projects/SIGAR-15-10-SP.pdf "Poppy Cultivation in Afghanistan: After a Decade of Reconstruction and Over $7 Billion in Counternarcotics Efforts, Poppy Cultivation Levels Are at an All-Time High" UN Office on Drugs and Crime: The Opium Economy in Afghanistan http://www.unodc.org/pdf/publications/afg_opium_economy_www.pdf "For more than two millennia, Afghanistan has been at the crossroads of civilizations and a major contributor to world culture. In the past quarter century, the country has also found itself at the crossroads of international terrorist violence and became a major contributor to world narcotics production." International Affairs Review: Narco-Terrorism in Afghanistan: Counternarcotics and Counterinsurgency http://www.iar-gwu.org/node/39 "Since the 2001 invasion and the lifting of the Taliban opium ban, opium production in Afghanistan has increased from 70 percent of the overall global illicit opium production to 92 percent today." Afghanistan Opium Production At Record High Amid Instability, Slowing Economy And High Demand http://www.ibtimes.com/afghanistan-opium-production-record-high-amid-instability-slowing-economy-high-demand-1715675 Watch More: The Fight To Save Kobani From ISIS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zG9pC1aQYE0 _________________________ NowThis World is dedicated to bringing you topical explainers about the world around you. Each week we’ll be exploring current stories in international news, by examining the facts, providing historical context, and outlining the key players involved. We’ll also highlight powerful countries, ideologies, influential leaders, and ongoing global conflicts that are shaping the current landscape of the international community across the globe today. More from NowThis: » Subscribe to NowThis News: http://go.nowth.is/News_Subscribe » Like NowThis World on Facebook: https://go.nowth.is/World_Facebook » Tweet @NowThisNews on Twitter: http://go.nowth.is/News_Twitter » Connect with Judah: Follow @judah_robinson on Twitter – Facebook: http://go.nowth.is/LikeJudah » Connect with Versha: Follow @versharma on Twitter – Facebook: http://go.nowth.is/LikeVersha http://www.youtube.com/nowthisworld

AFT President Randi Weingarten travels to Singapore to learn from their successful educational system.