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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some (white) folks on DCUM are really truly awful.

If a Black or brown kid doesn't do well, it is because their parents "don't value education."

But if a first generation immigrant kid of color does well, it is because her dad volunteers at the school too much.

My G-d. [/quote]

You have to value education just the right amount and just the right way. [/quote]
It's the "American way is the only way" mentality.

That father *clearly* values education and wants what he thinks is best for his kid. He is willing to put that effort into it. Doesn't matter if he's an immigrant or not.   If most American parents could put half the amount of effort into their kids' education as this father does, I bet kids would be doing a lot better in school.

Okay, but do you really think that degree of micromanaging a kid's *elementary school* career is healthy? My kid got into the CES without any of that. She was a naturally brilliant kid, whom everyone recognized as an outlier, and who from second grade sought out her own supplementary materials. All I did was take her to the library and let her pick what she wanted. She did the rest on her own, as it should be.

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“Other perspective” poster here. 
PP, my (white) kid got into CES without prep programs, too. There are kids in his class who seem to be the “brilliant” kids who you might have picked over my child, perhaps because he is generally quiet and they like to shine for the teacher. We don’t share our test scores at the school, so not sure how any other parent could possibly know his abilities. But to say we didn’t prep “or any of that” is just ridiculous. I can read English easily, first of all, so it has always been easy to read to him. I’ve done stuff like play games with him and take him to the library and museums. I feel confident navigating our community and taking him to interesting places. If I didn’t speak the native language of my child’s public school, I might opt for purchasing some local supplementation if language skills were considered crucial... maybe. Point is, you do you and maybe don’t jump to judge as unhealthy other parents’ choices, unless you see real abuse, because every different kid and family and culture has value, even if strange to you. There are very few universal “as it should be’s.”[/quote]

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