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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Indian way or the highway [/quote]

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Indian way is a hybrid of Tiger-Helicopter-Snowplow-Hero parenting.

Being an Indian is sort of hard in this country. Kids have to do well and they also have to be socialized well. Parents have to do well because most people in their social group are doing well, their kids have to be well mannered and do well, their household have to run smoothly and they have to maintain their social network and connections (show up for people's events, call people to your events, hospitality and reciprocity, etc etc etc) too.

The biggest things going for Indians are the moms are also well educated and most can tackle Math. The "come home and do your homework first" mentality is what was taught to us in India and that has been carried forth here. If no homework is given from the school, Indian parents will give worksheets to their kids every day.  And finally, most Indians are familiar with the curriculum and rigor of Indian education system and so they are panicked that their American kids will not be able to compete with Indians educated in India.  So, the enrichment continues, skewing the statistics in a way that the school district takes credit for the hard work of the children and parents.

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