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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Frightening article in the NYT today -

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/us/reading-skills-naep.html#commentsContainer[/quote]

It’s all because of immigration. Import the third world, become the third world.[/quote]

But the immigrants are doing very well in education.  All the Asian-Americans are just exceptional students who have better English scores in all the standardized tests than...White and Black Americans who have lived here for more than 2 generations. Why is that? [/quote]

They have parents who care and prioritize their education and enrichment.  The secret sauce in Asian-American academic success is their culture and family.  They are hard workers and believe in improving themselves. What other explanation is there for children of non-native English speakers, excelling in English comprehension and creative writing?  They have educated themselves.   In fact, most of these kids also excel in elocution. You see them excel in debate, poetry slams, speech etc. [/quote]

The immigrants who decide to try and find a better life are not going to waste it.   The cities usually have top students who come from countries all over the world.  They aren’t wasting their time on activities six days a week.  They are 100% focus on school academics.  Americans  whose families have been here for decades aren’t as motivated for the most part.  Not all of course but there is a difference between immigrants and American born. [/quote]

It’s not true that immigrants don’t do extracurriculars. Lots of immigrants’ children are doing music, math, chess, and sports now. [/quote]

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