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[quote=Anonymous]I expect I’m one of the UMC white people that the article talks about. I can see the perspective, because it’s true that Asian American families have brought a change to the culture of schools, where you cannot do well anymore unless you spend significant amount of time studying outside of school either in enrichment classes or with your family. There’s no doubt that this is a cultural shift, brought from countries where this kind of studying outside of school is common, and where failure to secure jobs in a few specific fields means poverty.

I will freely say that as a parent this is simply not worth the stress and pressure to me. It’s not how I want to raise my kids. And, I know enough about America to know that there is more to life than aspiring to only a few prestigious colleges and careers. I am not going to fight about it, but I certainly am going to escape it. In our area the Asian American families won’t consider any schools ranked less than 7 or so on GreatSchools, so our local schools are largely free of this pressure. Nevertheless, kids go to colleges that are just fine with us, get good jobs, go to grad school, etc.

If you don’t like the new rules, you can choose not to play the game. [/quote]

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