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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So why is there a different in child outcomes amongst races then? Genetics? Considering they have the same teachers, it can't be that. [/quote]

It's not race, it's SES, and the word gap[/quote]

No, I think it's cultural.  I'm SES but I'm Asian, and a lot of Asian immigrants start off as low SES, but the kids do well in school.[/quote]

Did you read the part that only a select few of the Asian culture (Indian, Chinese, Korean) do well.  I know that people like to lump all of Asia as one, but it really isn't.  And neither are the people and the various cultures.  [/quote]

You are right.  It's not all Asians.  It is specific to certain Asian cultures.  I'm tempted to say it's Asian cultures that are doing better overall. Although India still has a large poor class, those that come to this country tend to come from the higher caste, so within their subculture, they are overall doing better.  Maybe it's the level of expectation. Example:  one is lower SES but b/c one sees from the subculture that the path to doing better is higher ed. so they support it more.

It really is about what is valued more.  A lot of the Asian cultures that do well also have higher expectations in terms of careers -- they value STEM and any career that is perceived to be more prestigious (law, investment banking, etc.).  Since I'm Asian, I'm not going to assume anything about the black/hispanic cultures.  Do most of them in lower SES think they can achieve these kinds of careers so they don't bother?  I think this is part of it.

For example, in the early 80's, I wanted to major in journalism.  My dad said Americans don't want to see a yellow face on tv -- this was when the Asian population was a lot smaller than it is now.  Now, he sees them everywhere on tv so he says, "Oh yea, you could've been a great journalist".  I majored in business instead.  See, it's about what you perceive to be attainable.  I'm generalizing here.

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