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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][Quote]Thank you for providing an example of how a person of any race might do this. Meanwhile, my 100% Asian kid took Calc BC in 9th grade and has never had a tutor, taken an enrichment course, repeated a class, or even utilized a single math flash card in their life. Then again, they are also great at humanities, plus have significant non-academic interests. They got into their first choice HYPSM in December.[/quote]
Is this sarcasm? Mockery of Asian hardworking?  The idea that a kid, without any extra effort beyond what is offered in public school, took calc in 9th grade is absurd. The logistics of taking high school courses in middle school, how they accelerated in elementary school, etc etc. [/quote]

PP to whom you’re responding. Neither sarcasm nor mockery. My kid attended a multi-grade private school that allowed them to take math well above grade level throughout their time there. All they did was take a placement test upon entry that put them on this track. They were not alone in their grade either - there were at least 4 or 5 other classmates on this same track.[/quote]private school is a type of enrichment. You are paying extra money for that opportunity [/quote]

Ok, but I don’t think paying for private school is considered one of the “Asian striver” activities some PPs are complaining about. That was my point in posting.[/quote]

Here’s my suggestion. Rather than continuing to embarrass yourself with your overtly inane logic, I might go the sidelines at this point. As you sit there, perhaps reflect on this: you didn’t have what it takes to win. Others did. The end. [/quote]

My kid got into their first choice HYPSM early, and on the way there, they received a superlative primary and secondary education - how is that not winning (according to DCUM standards)?[/quote]the posters complaining about strivers conveniently ignore the fact that sending a kid to private school or even buying into an expensive top school district is very much an act of "striving". Those costs orders of magnitude more than flashcards, which my parents made for me using scrap pieces of paper...[/quote]

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