On Tue, 29 Nov 2016 21:09:58 -0600, Califbill wrote:

Its Me wrote:
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.


Depends. I have Cambodian friends. She owns a donut shop, husband is now
a laid off machinist who works the shop. One daughter did not finish high
school, and nearly 30 Y.O. and no GED. Other is going to JC. Older kid,
did not seem to inherit the worker gene.

There are exceptions. I had a couple while teaching, one whom I still remember...Heather. She would
not do a lick of homework.

The other 90+% were superb students with parents who really gave a ****.