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PP you quoted here. 
You misunderstood my tone.
When I say "its cultural " I mean that I, as a parent, have a flexible mindset about my children's education. I dont get their report cards in the mail and think "oh they are_______" (smart, not so smart, average). I get the reports and determine where,  exactly, they need to study harder or differently.  I know and understand that graduation from even the best school in the country means they have met the bare minimum required by law. I know for them to be competitive they will need to do much more.
Teaching that mindset to PARENTS is the key.

I say "cultural " to establish the belief that the mindset is taught by social peers and family and differentiate it from the idea that it's related to genetics or intelligence.

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PP, you should know that on DCUM, "it's cultural" means "Asian-Americans are successful because they work hard and value education, white people value friends and sports over education, black people are lazy and only have themselves to blame, and Hispanic people are illiterate and think of schools as free day care".[/quote]

Maybe so, at some point 1000s of examples of the same thing equals a stereotype, whether you fall into its stereotype or not is up to you.

How you parent and your family's values is based on you and your cultural aspects you choose. Some people just rotely do what they saw their parent(S) role model, some question things and improve, some have a growth mindset all the time.

You pick your culture, then live it. The living it is the important part, not what you say or check in the box.  Show me, don't tell me. Show me you are an active parent. Show me you care about educating your child. Show me. [/quote]

It's not cultural it's almost always SES related and before someone talks about [b]Asians the ones that can actually afford to come here were generally more well off in their home countries.

[/b]There are plenty of poor whites and asians who struggle/don't value academics and richer blacks and hispanics who value education[/quote]

To be fair, some were generally more well off, and some came with work visas equipped with PhDs from their home countries. And it's small wonder that their offspring -- on average -- have high IQs.  Asians who move here are self-selected, first and foremost.

FWIW, there are millions of barely literate people in China/India who do not value education, but we just don't see them here. If the entire country of China suddenly up and moved to Montgomery County, Asian school achievement wouldn't be that much different from that of other ethnic groups.
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