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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]sorry for the double post - But I am doubly angry after moving through this thread.[/quote]

I think you should be less angry. Find a job in one of the tutoring companies or start one. This is a ripe market for supplementing income for high ability kids, especially Asian-Americans.

Regardless of how good or bad a school system is, Asian-American students have always studied at an accelerated pace and with more rigor.  Majority also keep an eye on the curriculum being followed by students in their country of origin, so they have  a great understanding of what is required to be globally competitive. If private schools and catholic schools were better than public in academics, Asian-Americans would enroll their students in those schools.  [/quote]

It would be great if people stopped peddling model-minority stereotypes on this forum (or anywhere else).

Also, the country of origin for Asian-Americans who were born in the US is: the US. Right?[/quote]

+1 million.  It's not a myth; it's a stereotype that is both inaccurate (see NYC stats about poorest minority groups) and harmful.  
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Data does not lie.  Look at the achievements of Asian-Americans in all schools and see where they are. Yes, the Asian-Americans who are in the US are US citizens born and raised here. But unlike many other immigrant stories, the parents have not cut off their relationship with their country of origin and they are highly educated professionals who have come to US. They will never dismiss the education that they got in their home country that allowed them to come to US, and they will always compare the education that they got in Asia to the education and rigor their children get here. While most of them are happy that US is not a pressure cooker enviornment, they are aware that the pace, rigor, and expectation is dismally low.

If Asian-Americans had not outperformed Whites in this country, no one would be talking about achievement gaps.  Achievement gap always existed between the Whites and Blacks/other minorities, but when the Asians started taking seats from Whites, the gap became the bleeding hemorrhoids in the backside of the policymakers.  Blacks and Hispanic children are not those who are impacted by Asian-American achievements. it is the Whites who are most advantaged when Asian-Americans are not given seats and opportunities. [/quote]

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