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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some may say it’s not only the wealthy students who are taking prep courses, and that may be true, but at least those students have parents who are willing and able to encourage and somehow afford these courses. What about the kids whose parents don’t give a hoot? They may be gifted, but no one cares! They are unfairly competing with mediocre kids who have been prepping since kindergarten. Don’t you get it?! You are paying to play, you are fooling yourself if you believe your kids could achieve much, if any, of this without prepping.  Yes, very similar to some athletes, which is equally as toxic and disgusting. I think over the past 20 or so years we have taken on a different type of attitude regarding education. In the not so distant past, there was more integrity revolving around academics, this prepping nonsense would have been frowned upon and rightfully so. This is not how our educational system should function, it’s dishonest and ruthless. [/quote]

Many Asians sacrifice a lot to come to this country, then yet again to educate their kids, living in tight quarters and conditions and without vacations.  For many, English is not their first language.  Who are you to say this is unfair.  It is unfair for you to think this.  Diversity programs for career advancement exist in college and at work.  But very few are for Asians.  Read the discrimination against Asian post.

For some it is not a matter of ruthlessness but survival.  For Asians there are less safety nets and many have memories of even more poverty than what can be imagined in this country.[/quote]
The Asian children are at an advantage because they have parents who are willing to do whatever it takes for their children to succeed. Keep in mind there are many intelligent children of other races whose parents simply don’t care. Don’t fool yourself into believing that Asians are more intelligent than everyone else, the kids’ success is largely due to the parents and the parents only. That’s great that Asians have such cut throat parents, lucky them, I guess? Have you seen and experienced poor and/or rural America? It’s no cake walk.[/quote]

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