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January 10, 2011 at 1:45 PM #651757January 10, 2011 at 1:46 PM #650652
Allan from Fallbrook
ParticipantWell, at the risk of sounding politically incorrect or racist: One of my strongest memories regarding performance on the SAT was hearing comments from black students who did poorly and Asian students who did poorly.
Black students: “The test is racially biased”.
Asian students: “I need to study harder”.
I went to Catholic school/high school in the SF/Bay Area and participated in one of the most academically rigorous programs there (St. Francis High School in Mountain View). The toughest competition I can recall, when it came to things like AP courses, Speech & Debate, etc, came from Asian kids. I was raised with a very Midwestern German work ethic and taught from a young age about academic and athletic excellence and hard work, but they were at a completely different level.
It’s sad, really, because the now old-fashioned American virtues of study, hard work and self-sacrifice, which made this country such a great success, are in critically short supply amongst American youth.
January 10, 2011 at 1:46 PM #650720ParticipantWell, at the risk of sounding politically incorrect or racist: One of my strongest memories regarding performance on the SAT was hearing comments from black students who did poorly and Asian students who did poorly.
Black students: “The test is racially biased”.
Asian students: “I need to study harder”.
I went to Catholic school/high school in the SF/Bay Area and participated in one of the most academically rigorous programs there (St. Francis High School in Mountain View). The toughest competition I can recall, when it came to things like AP courses, Speech & Debate, etc, came from Asian kids. I was raised with a very Midwestern German work ethic and taught from a young age about academic and athletic excellence and hard work, but they were at a completely different level.
It’s sad, really, because the now old-fashioned American virtues of study, hard work and self-sacrifice, which made this country such a great success, are in critically short supply amongst American youth.
January 10, 2011 at 1:46 PM #651302ParticipantWell, at the risk of sounding politically incorrect or racist: One of my strongest memories regarding performance on the SAT was hearing comments from black students who did poorly and Asian students who did poorly.
Black students: “The test is racially biased”.
Asian students: “I need to study harder”.
I went to Catholic school/high school in the SF/Bay Area and participated in one of the most academically rigorous programs there (St. Francis High School in Mountain View). The toughest competition I can recall, when it came to things like AP courses, Speech & Debate, etc, came from Asian kids. I was raised with a very Midwestern German work ethic and taught from a young age about academic and athletic excellence and hard work, but they were at a completely different level.
It’s sad, really, because the now old-fashioned American virtues of study, hard work and self-sacrifice, which made this country such a great success, are in critically short supply amongst American youth.
January 10, 2011 at 1:46 PM #651437ParticipantWell, at the risk of sounding politically incorrect or racist: One of my strongest memories regarding performance on the SAT was hearing comments from black students who did poorly and Asian students who did poorly.
Black students: “The test is racially biased”.
Asian students: “I need to study harder”.
I went to Catholic school/high school in the SF/Bay Area and participated in one of the most academically rigorous programs there (St. Francis High School in Mountain View). The toughest competition I can recall, when it came to things like AP courses, Speech & Debate, etc, came from Asian kids. I was raised with a very Midwestern German work ethic and taught from a young age about academic and athletic excellence and hard work, but they were at a completely different level.
It’s sad, really, because the now old-fashioned American virtues of study, hard work and self-sacrifice, which made this country such a great success, are in critically short supply amongst American youth.
January 10, 2011 at 1:46 PM #651762ParticipantWell, at the risk of sounding politically incorrect or racist: One of my strongest memories regarding performance on the SAT was hearing comments from black students who did poorly and Asian students who did poorly.
Black students: “The test is racially biased”.
Asian students: “I need to study harder”.
I went to Catholic school/high school in the SF/Bay Area and participated in one of the most academically rigorous programs there (St. Francis High School in Mountain View). The toughest competition I can recall, when it came to things like AP courses, Speech & Debate, etc, came from Asian kids. I was raised with a very Midwestern German work ethic and taught from a young age about academic and athletic excellence and hard work, but they were at a completely different level.
It’s sad, really, because the now old-fashioned American virtues of study, hard work and self-sacrifice, which made this country such a great success, are in critically short supply amongst American youth.
January 10, 2011 at 1:51 PM #650662sunny88
ParticipantBeing one of the children raised by Chinese parents I have to agree that only hard work, dedication and sacrifice will result in success. Unfortunately, this approach has also it’s drawbacks, i.e. social skills are much less developed in most of these kids which can be a disadvantage when facing daily life (i.e. being nerdy). I think a combination of “Western” and “Eastern” approach is the best way to raise successful offsprings.
January 10, 2011 at 1:51 PM #650730ParticipantBeing one of the children raised by Chinese parents I have to agree that only hard work, dedication and sacrifice will result in success. Unfortunately, this approach has also it’s drawbacks, i.e. social skills are much less developed in most of these kids which can be a disadvantage when facing daily life (i.e. being nerdy). I think a combination of “Western” and “Eastern” approach is the best way to raise successful offsprings.
January 10, 2011 at 1:51 PM #651312ParticipantBeing one of the children raised by Chinese parents I have to agree that only hard work, dedication and sacrifice will result in success. Unfortunately, this approach has also it’s drawbacks, i.e. social skills are much less developed in most of these kids which can be a disadvantage when facing daily life (i.e. being nerdy). I think a combination of “Western” and “Eastern” approach is the best way to raise successful offsprings.
January 10, 2011 at 1:51 PM #651447ParticipantBeing one of the children raised by Chinese parents I have to agree that only hard work, dedication and sacrifice will result in success. Unfortunately, this approach has also it’s drawbacks, i.e. social skills are much less developed in most of these kids which can be a disadvantage when facing daily life (i.e. being nerdy). I think a combination of “Western” and “Eastern” approach is the best way to raise successful offsprings.
January 10, 2011 at 1:51 PM #651772ParticipantBeing one of the children raised by Chinese parents I have to agree that only hard work, dedication and sacrifice will result in success. Unfortunately, this approach has also it’s drawbacks, i.e. social skills are much less developed in most of these kids which can be a disadvantage when facing daily life (i.e. being nerdy). I think a combination of “Western” and “Eastern” approach is the best way to raise successful offsprings.
January 10, 2011 at 1:52 PM #650669Participant[quote=Allan from Fallbrook]Well, at the risk of sounding politically incorrect or racist: One of my strongest memories regarding performance on the SAT was hearing comments from black students who did poorly and Asian students who did poorly.
Black students: “The test is racially biased”.
Asian students: “I need to study harder”.
I went to Catholic school/high school in the SF/Bay Area and participated in one of the most academically rigorous programs there (St. Francis High School in Mountain View). The toughest competition I can recall, when it came to things like AP courses, Speech & Debate, etc, came from Asian kids. I was raised with a very Midwestern German work ethic and taught from a young age about academic and athletic excellence and hard work, but they were at a completely different level.
It’s sad, really, because the now old-fashioned American virtues of study, hard work and self-sacrifice, which made this country such a great success, are in critically short supply amongst American youth.[/quote]
Political correctness is one of the major reasons why progress is so slow. We should all be able to tell the truth no matter how painful it is.
January 10, 2011 at 1:52 PM #650737Participant[quote=Allan from Fallbrook]Well, at the risk of sounding politically incorrect or racist: One of my strongest memories regarding performance on the SAT was hearing comments from black students who did poorly and Asian students who did poorly.
Black students: “The test is racially biased”.
Asian students: “I need to study harder”.
I went to Catholic school/high school in the SF/Bay Area and participated in one of the most academically rigorous programs there (St. Francis High School in Mountain View). The toughest competition I can recall, when it came to things like AP courses, Speech & Debate, etc, came from Asian kids. I was raised with a very Midwestern German work ethic and taught from a young age about academic and athletic excellence and hard work, but they were at a completely different level.
It’s sad, really, because the now old-fashioned American virtues of study, hard work and self-sacrifice, which made this country such a great success, are in critically short supply amongst American youth.[/quote]
Political correctness is one of the major reasons why progress is so slow. We should all be able to tell the truth no matter how painful it is.
January 10, 2011 at 1:52 PM #651321Participant[quote=Allan from Fallbrook]Well, at the risk of sounding politically incorrect or racist: One of my strongest memories regarding performance on the SAT was hearing comments from black students who did poorly and Asian students who did poorly.
Black students: “The test is racially biased”.
Asian students: “I need to study harder”.
I went to Catholic school/high school in the SF/Bay Area and participated in one of the most academically rigorous programs there (St. Francis High School in Mountain View). The toughest competition I can recall, when it came to things like AP courses, Speech & Debate, etc, came from Asian kids. I was raised with a very Midwestern German work ethic and taught from a young age about academic and athletic excellence and hard work, but they were at a completely different level.
It’s sad, really, because the now old-fashioned American virtues of study, hard work and self-sacrifice, which made this country such a great success, are in critically short supply amongst American youth.[/quote]
Political correctness is one of the major reasons why progress is so slow. We should all be able to tell the truth no matter how painful it is.
January 10, 2011 at 1:52 PM #651456Participant[quote=Allan from Fallbrook]Well, at the risk of sounding politically incorrect or racist: One of my strongest memories regarding performance on the SAT was hearing comments from black students who did poorly and Asian students who did poorly.
Black students: “The test is racially biased”.
Asian students: “I need to study harder”.
I went to Catholic school/high school in the SF/Bay Area and participated in one of the most academically rigorous programs there (St. Francis High School in Mountain View). The toughest competition I can recall, when it came to things like AP courses, Speech & Debate, etc, came from Asian kids. I was raised with a very Midwestern German work ethic and taught from a young age about academic and athletic excellence and hard work, but they were at a completely different level.
It’s sad, really, because the now old-fashioned American virtues of study, hard work and self-sacrifice, which made this country such a great success, are in critically short supply amongst American youth.[/quote]
Political correctness is one of the major reasons why progress is so slow. We should all be able to tell the truth no matter how painful it is.
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