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  • January 10, 2011 at 3:45 PM #651901
    briansd1
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    [quote=Allan from Fallbrook]
    Black students: “The test is racially biased”.

    Asian students: “I need to study harder”.

    [/quote]

    I do think that tests are culturally biased. If you watch Jeopardy you will encounter subjects that are culturally biased.

    But so what? One can complain about the cultural bias and still find a way to learn and overcome them (which is what Asian students are doing to their credit).

    White students from professional families are doing well because they are part of the “establishment”.

    But there are vast numbers of White students who barely graduate from high school. I believe these are most likely to grow up to become dangerous, disaffected adults in a globalized multi-cultural world.

    January 10, 2011 at 4:06 PM #650808
    jpinpb
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    flu – thanks for your post. I think it’s important to have some balance. I think kids should also have a chance to be kids and socialize. While I can certainly understand parents that want to demand the best of their children, I honestly can’t see how calling them names and degrading them can possibly be a good thing for a healthy self-esteem. It is overly harsh, IMO. Getting an A can’t be the end-all be-all. No wonder some of these kids are suicidal. That must really wreak havoc on their psyche.

    My cousins kids are brats, as far as I’m concerned, yet they’re honor students. They play baseball, wrestle, play video games, but they get straight A’s. I assure you that my cousin is not practicing the strict studying guidelines that a Chinese mother would. I’m amazed the kids are doing so well, frankly. They are taking hard classes.

    January 10, 2011 at 4:06 PM #650876
    jpinpb
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    flu – thanks for your post. I think it’s important to have some balance. I think kids should also have a chance to be kids and socialize. While I can certainly understand parents that want to demand the best of their children, I honestly can’t see how calling them names and degrading them can possibly be a good thing for a healthy self-esteem. It is overly harsh, IMO. Getting an A can’t be the end-all be-all. No wonder some of these kids are suicidal. That must really wreak havoc on their psyche.

    My cousins kids are brats, as far as I’m concerned, yet they’re honor students. They play baseball, wrestle, play video games, but they get straight A’s. I assure you that my cousin is not practicing the strict studying guidelines that a Chinese mother would. I’m amazed the kids are doing so well, frankly. They are taking hard classes.

    January 10, 2011 at 4:06 PM #651458
    jpinpb
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    flu – thanks for your post. I think it’s important to have some balance. I think kids should also have a chance to be kids and socialize. While I can certainly understand parents that want to demand the best of their children, I honestly can’t see how calling them names and degrading them can possibly be a good thing for a healthy self-esteem. It is overly harsh, IMO. Getting an A can’t be the end-all be-all. No wonder some of these kids are suicidal. That must really wreak havoc on their psyche.

    My cousins kids are brats, as far as I’m concerned, yet they’re honor students. They play baseball, wrestle, play video games, but they get straight A’s. I assure you that my cousin is not practicing the strict studying guidelines that a Chinese mother would. I’m amazed the kids are doing so well, frankly. They are taking hard classes.

    January 10, 2011 at 4:06 PM #651595
    jpinpb
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    flu – thanks for your post. I think it’s important to have some balance. I think kids should also have a chance to be kids and socialize. While I can certainly understand parents that want to demand the best of their children, I honestly can’t see how calling them names and degrading them can possibly be a good thing for a healthy self-esteem. It is overly harsh, IMO. Getting an A can’t be the end-all be-all. No wonder some of these kids are suicidal. That must really wreak havoc on their psyche.

    My cousins kids are brats, as far as I’m concerned, yet they’re honor students. They play baseball, wrestle, play video games, but they get straight A’s. I assure you that my cousin is not practicing the strict studying guidelines that a Chinese mother would. I’m amazed the kids are doing so well, frankly. They are taking hard classes.

    January 10, 2011 at 4:06 PM #651921
    jpinpb
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    flu – thanks for your post. I think it’s important to have some balance. I think kids should also have a chance to be kids and socialize. While I can certainly understand parents that want to demand the best of their children, I honestly can’t see how calling them names and degrading them can possibly be a good thing for a healthy self-esteem. It is overly harsh, IMO. Getting an A can’t be the end-all be-all. No wonder some of these kids are suicidal. That must really wreak havoc on their psyche.

    My cousins kids are brats, as far as I’m concerned, yet they’re honor students. They play baseball, wrestle, play video games, but they get straight A’s. I assure you that my cousin is not practicing the strict studying guidelines that a Chinese mother would. I’m amazed the kids are doing so well, frankly. They are taking hard classes.

    January 10, 2011 at 4:09 PM #650813
    blahblahblah
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    Americans will always be superior at dancing, acting, and being politicians. Our financial wizards will always be the best in the world at stealing money without going to prison. And American lawyers can file lawsuits and injunctions faster than any Chinese lawyers, that’s for sure. American athletes will always win the world championships in baseball and American football. And of course our bombs are the biggest and we drop them with the most carefree aplomb. Who cares about the violin, or doing smart technical things, or whatever? Certainly not Americans, and certainly not when there is so much acting, dancing, football-throwing, politicizing, suing, and bombing to be done. If the Asians want to do wussy stuff like creating technology and giant buildings and dams and whatnot, who cares? The next season of “Dancing With The Stars” will be starting up again soon.

    January 10, 2011 at 4:09 PM #650882
    blahblahblah
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    Americans will always be superior at dancing, acting, and being politicians. Our financial wizards will always be the best in the world at stealing money without going to prison. And American lawyers can file lawsuits and injunctions faster than any Chinese lawyers, that’s for sure. American athletes will always win the world championships in baseball and American football. And of course our bombs are the biggest and we drop them with the most carefree aplomb. Who cares about the violin, or doing smart technical things, or whatever? Certainly not Americans, and certainly not when there is so much acting, dancing, football-throwing, politicizing, suing, and bombing to be done. If the Asians want to do wussy stuff like creating technology and giant buildings and dams and whatnot, who cares? The next season of “Dancing With The Stars” will be starting up again soon.

    January 10, 2011 at 4:09 PM #651463
    blahblahblah
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    Americans will always be superior at dancing, acting, and being politicians. Our financial wizards will always be the best in the world at stealing money without going to prison. And American lawyers can file lawsuits and injunctions faster than any Chinese lawyers, that’s for sure. American athletes will always win the world championships in baseball and American football. And of course our bombs are the biggest and we drop them with the most carefree aplomb. Who cares about the violin, or doing smart technical things, or whatever? Certainly not Americans, and certainly not when there is so much acting, dancing, football-throwing, politicizing, suing, and bombing to be done. If the Asians want to do wussy stuff like creating technology and giant buildings and dams and whatnot, who cares? The next season of “Dancing With The Stars” will be starting up again soon.

    January 10, 2011 at 4:09 PM #651599
    blahblahblah
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    Americans will always be superior at dancing, acting, and being politicians. Our financial wizards will always be the best in the world at stealing money without going to prison. And American lawyers can file lawsuits and injunctions faster than any Chinese lawyers, that’s for sure. American athletes will always win the world championships in baseball and American football. And of course our bombs are the biggest and we drop them with the most carefree aplomb. Who cares about the violin, or doing smart technical things, or whatever? Certainly not Americans, and certainly not when there is so much acting, dancing, football-throwing, politicizing, suing, and bombing to be done. If the Asians want to do wussy stuff like creating technology and giant buildings and dams and whatnot, who cares? The next season of “Dancing With The Stars” will be starting up again soon.

    January 10, 2011 at 4:09 PM #651926
    blahblahblah
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    Americans will always be superior at dancing, acting, and being politicians. Our financial wizards will always be the best in the world at stealing money without going to prison. And American lawyers can file lawsuits and injunctions faster than any Chinese lawyers, that’s for sure. American athletes will always win the world championships in baseball and American football. And of course our bombs are the biggest and we drop them with the most carefree aplomb. Who cares about the violin, or doing smart technical things, or whatever? Certainly not Americans, and certainly not when there is so much acting, dancing, football-throwing, politicizing, suing, and bombing to be done. If the Asians want to do wussy stuff like creating technology and giant buildings and dams and whatnot, who cares? The next season of “Dancing With The Stars” will be starting up again soon.

    January 10, 2011 at 4:17 PM #650818
    scaredyclassic
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    My theory on happiness is that you should have low expectations. You definitely shouldn’t expect much of children. Let em grow, see what happens. My wife disagrees. It is often better in life not to do too good a job.

    January 10, 2011 at 4:17 PM #650887
    scaredyclassic
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    My theory on happiness is that you should have low expectations. You definitely shouldn’t expect much of children. Let em grow, see what happens. My wife disagrees. It is often better in life not to do too good a job.

    January 10, 2011 at 4:17 PM #651468
    scaredyclassic
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    My theory on happiness is that you should have low expectations. You definitely shouldn’t expect much of children. Let em grow, see what happens. My wife disagrees. It is often better in life not to do too good a job.

    January 10, 2011 at 4:17 PM #651604
    scaredyclassic
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    My theory on happiness is that you should have low expectations. You definitely shouldn’t expect much of children. Let em grow, see what happens. My wife disagrees. It is often better in life not to do too good a job.

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