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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do you think it’s some kind of culture or attitude that’s been imported? I ask as an immigrant from Eastern Europe and many parents in my community are truly crazy about stuffing their kids with as many activities as possible. I know this community is not the only one like that. It creates and feeds the whole industry of tutoring centers of all kinds. 
On the other hand, before I came here I had this idea of the American way of life where kids have fun at school, they try new activities and sports, and if they work hard (being on the team) and get good grades they go to college. Where did it all go? [/quote]

I mean, I do think we are seeing the impact of certain hyper-competitive parenting approaches, some of which yes, were associated with some immigrant communities, and created a kind of race to the bottom. But it's also all spurred by this belief in socioeconomic mobility which makes people in the US (whether immigrants or not) believe that if they can just position their children appropriately, success and riches will follow. And this implies that if you don't position your kids correctly, failure and poverty could follow.

It seems like it's driven by opportunity but it's actually driven by fear of failure. It's capitalism run amok.[/quote]

This person is signaling 2nd gen Indians [/quote]

Indians are obsessed with the rat race from a very early age though [/quote]
Ha! Not just them.
Eastern Europe (or former ussr rather?), China… basically places where it’s very very hard to be poor. 
As someone from one of these countries I say Americans have a great safety net, despite a common misconception. So no need to be so afraid.
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Yeah and it's amazing with all their early outstanding performances that they don't deliver more to the world..... hmm there must be something to that.[/quote]

They burn out by age 12 while the Americans grow into their frames [/quote]

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