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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow, really? Our open house no one really had any questions beyond "how often is pe" etc. What kind of questions were people asking?[/quote]

The kinds of questions many parents were asking were about tests like SOL, IOWA for algebra placement, etc. and about how to get practice tests and how much tutoring their kids should have. These parents were deadly serious, and from countries that approach education this way, so it's a big cultural difference. I found it grim, but it wasn't like they weren't nice people.[/quote]
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I think the key element is not AAP, but rather the seriousness that the  some cultures place on education.  They typically come from a society which is very resource constrained, so if your child is not at the top of any given metric, they will lose significant opportunities, and will never catch up -- as the home countries do not have the resources to spend on every kid.  So, "failure" to achieve AAP, TJ, pass advanced on the SOL's, 1600 SAT's, etc means a bad career.  [/b]

As someone who is born and raised in this country, but in a family that values education, I know that, what matters is what you learn and how you retain it.  College?  People do very well from a variety of schools.  While MIT does help get the first job out of college, there are definitely people, 10 years out, from MIT that are working for Virginia Tech Graduates.  I think I will go rub that fact into to my MIT employee.

-- a Hokie from the mid 80's....doing quite well for myself (so is the MIT graduate, FWIW).

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NP here. PP, the bold is an excellent summary of what lies behind much of the parental pressure to "succeed" and tick off all the boxes of school-related perfection, among certain cultural groups. And you did it without an ounce of judgment or snark about it. That is rare, maybe unique, here on DCUM. Thank you. 
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