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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m Asian and the conversation in the article would never happen in my house growing up.  I think it might be cultural.

Parents expected that I get straight A’s, ingrained quite frequently.  Then it was up to me to meet that expectation.  Luckily school was very easy so it wasn’t hard.  There would be no question like the article what do you want to read and it’s OK not to read it.  I would be expected to read everything, period.  If I did not, there were consequences and things were taken away, etc..  Education to my parents was far more important than anything else and they made it known quite frequently.  They also did not expect the teacher to motivate me.  They expected self motivation and this started at an early age.

This is why Asians do well even if they grew up dirt poor.  It all starts at home and high expectations start early. Self motivation is expected. Failure is not an option. Laziness in school is not an option.  Education is the top priority and the parents will sacrifice and do whatever it takes for that.[/quote]

I really admire this attitude and [b]the way Asians stress education and being self-motivated.[/b] I’m curious, what would happen if you didn’t get straight A’s, or complete the summer reading, or self-motivate?[/quote]

This is not all Asians.  There are many low-performing Asian subgroups with problems like violence, gangs, etc.  My family is from an Asian group that is not always high-performing--family members have gotten in trouble with the law, had kids out of wedlock, etc.  Just need to correct the model minority stereotype when I see it, since even positive stereotypes can have negative effects--okay, carry on.[/quote]

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