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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Don't take this the wrong way, but I have one kid who doesn't study and everything comes naturally to, a self learner with innate math ability. He never studies, doesn't need to. My younger has inate verbal/written ability. They are very different but NEITHER study a lot, my son, really never. I don't get all this studying/cramming, really. How is it possible to study for hours and hours and hours and still not understand a concept? Then, if it doesn't come naturally, maybe the European system is best, sort early and avoid the torture for kids it doesn't come naturally to? I'd wait until high school.for late bloomers but this has got to be rough if you struggle constantly.  [/quote]
A combination of non-elite ability and elite standards. If your son needed a 90% in the AMC to have a chance of a good career, he would probably have to study quite a bit. Remember Gaokao and KSAT etc require high performance in multiple subjects so kids like your son would need to study for hours for the foreign language subject and the home language subject and kids like your daughter would need to study for hours for the math portion.[/quote]

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