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[quote=Anonymous]While it's true that the "gifted" perform better in any scenario, whether it's a math competition or a music performance, the basic tenet of this thread is about the "high achieving" kid and not necessarily the brilliant kid.  if your kid is brilliant in math, for sure the 7yo could be doing advanced calculus (and then most likely is on the spectrum at some level).  And then I'm sure the OP would have mentioned so.  She's talking about a kid who loves math, and is a high achieving individual in math.  Practice makes perfect, but only to a certain extent.  You can practice 10,000 hours of hitting golf balls, but you may not be the next Tiger Woods.  So, why is it that most "high achieving" kids in math tend to be Asians.  Why is it that most winners of the National Spelling Bee are South Asians?  It goes back to what a few posters have noted (maybe it's the same poster who keeps trying to make the point)--it's about family prioritization.  It's where the parents place the focus on the kids, and where the kids natural desire lies.  I'm sure Asians could rock the National Spelling Bee too, if the parents placed that level of emphasis on it.  As, I'm sure the non-Asians would place quite well in math, if the parents placed that level of emphasis on it.  The main point that Amy Chua made, though all of it got lost with the debate about "tiger parenting," is that the parent drives the train when it comes to achievement through the primary school years; and if you do it successfully, you'll set your child up for success regardless of path they choose.   [/quote]

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