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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't think there is any doubt that public education at all levels, ES, MS  HS and college, has been changed by the arrival of large numbers of Asians. They are just simply outperforming academically, and what you are reading here is angst over that. They are taking spots at the most selective, prestigious institutions that used to go to other groups. Rather than work harder to compete, some people in these groups want to kvetch and make accusations - sad really.  [/quote]

What you are really seeing is a clash of cultures comparing people coming from a resource limited society to a rich society:  we have the resources to educate all, and as such prefer a well rounded student.  [b]Frankly, the biggest medical problem facing this country is obesity.  Fighting that requires time spent active, not studying[/b].  In addition, it has been shown that leadership is best developed in unstructured time.  So, kids need time to just play.  If you look at the creativity of the countries these immigrants come from, you find a lot of excellent technicians, but few leaders.  That is why samsung copies apple. That is why, per capita, The US and the EU far outpace Asia in Nobel Prizes per capita [url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_Nobel_laureates_per_capita[/url], with about 10/10 million people whereas Japan leads asia with 1.6/10 million people.

Humans are more than just a career.  How would we have art?  Music?  Literature?   [/quote]

And the irony..........Asians are the least obese ones[/quote]

I used to think that, too.  But more and more, that's not the case. The longer they are here in the US, the American ways seem to take hold. [/quote]

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