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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm Asian, and I don't like the uber competitiveness and stress that some of these kids are going through. Having stated that, I do find it curious that many white parents are now complaining about this type of competitive culture that Asian American kids bring to the table, but all was ok when the wealthier white kids were able to succeed, but the poorer kids (mostly minorities) couldn't keep up.  [b]This reminds me a bit of the recent article about how the public wants to treat drug addicts differently now that it's affecting more affluent white kids.  [/b]
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Ding Ding Ding.

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I'm the poster who grew up in this district.  Had one Asian American classmate who committed suicide when  he got a B on his report card(this was in high school).  Not clear from the article the ethnicity of the kid who drew a cartoon of his parent telling him getting an A instead of A plus on a calculus test was a "disgrace" but don't think it is correct that the pressure cooker atmosphere only negatively affects white kids.  This school district is affluent and has never had an issue with disadvantaged kids being hurt by community standa dis being too high.  Nice attempt to try to avoid the real issues though.  [/quote]

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