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The benefit of being from another country and staying here is that we can pick and choose the best from each country and culture and discard the negatives.  Yes, there are many negatives in the Asian system and we have discarded that, just as we have discarded the negatives of the system here.

People have spoken to the school board, I have written to the board, spoken in the PTA - and eventually accepted that in a democratic system the majority will rule. So, in this case majority has ruled but in this case it is not necessarily the right step.

I have stopped trying to change the system and have started to concentrate on the education and opportunities of my own children.  I have learned to navigate the system here and made sure that my children are in the magnet programs. I have made sure that they are excelling in education, sports, and other extra-curricular activities. I have made sure that they are with a cohort of kids with similar abilities and like-minded parents.

If you are happy with what you are getting at MCPS then good for you. I am not and so I have taken matters in my own hands.   I also realize that my model is not one that can be easily replicated by others because it requires parents who are vested in their kids education and can invest their time in their education. I realize that for many parents time is one commodity that they lack.  Many resort to tutoring not because their kids are struggling but because they are unhappy with 1) the curriculum 2) the way material is organized 3) lack of acceleration.  Tutoring, summer schools, academic camps are not necessarily for the struggling student but also for the advanced student who wants to get ahead and become competitive in the global workplace.

You are being snarky when you say that we should go back to our home country. If I do not agree with something here, I should leave? Maybe we should all leave because this land belongs to the native Americans!  This conversation will require another thread.

There are many people from other countries who are here, and they are highly successful and educated people. If they are saying (based on their own experience) that something is not working in the education system - then perhaps it is beneficial for the school district to at least hear them out.

Finally, if my kid was struggling at school - maybe I would have been happy with the lower standards of 2.0 (or MCPS interpretation of 2.0) - but they are advanced student, and they have much to lose if I am not proactive. If your kids are not in the same shoes then we have nothing in common - even if you claim that you are Asian.

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I'm PP.  I really am Asian...really.  And my DC1 is in HGC, so no, DC is not struggling or below standards.  DC is advanced, but I don't need to push DC in ES level to be more advanced.  I want my DC to be a kid while in ES, plus I don't want to burn out my kids this early. There will be time for that later.  I know my DC will do great in years to come because I know DCs is a smart kid. I don't stress about it.

So if your child is tutored and so advanced, did your child get into magnet or HGC?  Because from what you are stating, all these kids that are advanced and need tutoring to keep them at such an advanced level should really be able to get into HGC or magnet or IB or whatever with no problems, right?[/quote]

My kids are taught by me. I do not know if that will be considered tutoring in the same way as OP has meant.  However, no kid is doing well in school without some kind of enrichment at home and parental involvement.

Yes, they are in HGC and magnet.  That is the track they have been on right from the start.  They have easily got into all the possible programs (because they applied to all of the programs they were eligible for) and have been able to do the magnet program of their choice.

I would have been happy to keep them in home schools if I felt that the enrichment there was at an acceptable level. I do not feel that what HGC/magnets are offering here is out of the world. I feel that that level of education and enrichment should be the norm and be available to every one from the K - 12.  However, I am not holding my breath for MCPS to do that.
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Wow, it's like you're trying to out-Asian-Tiger-Mom the rest of us (yes, [b]another Asian mom with HGC kids here[/b]).  Now I'm wondering if your kids are in *my* kids' HGC classes...because you kind of scare me.[/quote]

PP, I was just gonna start a new thread asking if I was the only Asian mom that did not use tutors for their kids that are in MCPS. Glad to know I am not alone.  Any other Asian moms?

What is considered "enrichment" at home?  Taking the kids to the library?  Reading to them when they were toddlers?  Letting them watch educational programs on tv or on the computer?   Then, yes, I am guilty.  But I feel that these things can be done by most parents as they don't really cost much money to do, just gas or bus ride to the library.  I think it's when the parent starts spending huge amounts of money ($80/hr is a lot folks) for tutors that some people start going  :-o  [/quote]

Totally.  I'm kind of dismayed by how Asian moms are being portrayed through posts here.  Too many sound like uptight and judgmental harpies.  Glad to know there are Asian moms who aren't Amy Chua wannabes but who have kids who still do well.[/quote]

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