On Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at 5:27:04 PM UTC-5, Poquito Loco wrote:
On Tue, 29 Nov 2016 13:41:45 -0800 (PST), Its Me wrote:

On Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at 3:26:15 PM UTC-5, Poquito Loco wrote:
...but I'll bet if they looked at just the Asian students in the USA we'd be at the top of the list,
or close to it.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/polit...5e5_story.html

"Singapore topped the rankings, taking first place in both grades for math and science on the
tests,..."

"Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan and Japan also dominated the lists for each grade in both subjects."

As I'm sure you are aware, those countries are largely homogeneous societies with very strong values and school/work ethics. The children aren't coddled, they don't all get trophies at the end of the season. They are expected to perform. Very different than here.

Those countries are no places for snowflakes.

Exactly, and the vast majority of parents of Asian kids here instill the same values and work
ethics. That's my point.

I've always been impressed that they can come to this country barely speaking English and not largely knowing the laws and customs of our country, and in a generation the parents own a business and the kids are becoming doctors,lawyers and engineers. This is the land of opportunity, it just doesn't land in your lap because you were born here.