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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I haven't read the entire thread, but I am white and can say that my son, who attended elementary and middle school in Potomac MCPS schools, was very well prepared for high school math (in a rigorous private high school).  I thank the Asian American population which pushed our school to challenge the kids, which might not have happened otherwise.  You should be grateful that these people are joining our communities and setting the bar higher.  I hope it continues.[/quote]

This attitude is reasonable and logical.  [b]And it's not news that the US k-12 is bad in comparison with other developed countries.[/b] The changes that the influx Asian students bring should be overall positive to any open-minded people, no matter how uncomfortable it feels initially. [/quote]

NO.  The problem is that those studies compare apples and oranges.  Many countries "spin off" kids who are not going to college long before 12th grade.[/quote]

Indeed, and our higher education is the top in the world.  How can US kids handle that if they are so poorly educated (although this is changing now with the push for everyone to attend college)?  Folks from all of these "superior" countries have been clamoring to send their kids to college here.  Historically, we expected K-12 to teach the basics, fuel curiosity and allow for the person to develop a wide range of different talents before heading to college where it all came together in a mixture that led the world in innovation and prosperity.  Now, people are moving here and trying to re-write the things that drew them to our country. [/quote]

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