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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] Funny you should say that. A little while ago my -- white -- DC participated in our ES's school-wide spelling bee. Out of 50 or so finalists, the overwhelming majority was Asian (and South Asian), with white kids being underrepresented (our school is majority white). And it wasn't a mind-blowing, super difficult competition, just your regular, run-of-the-mill elementary school spelling bee. [b]Made me wonder if some ethnic groups really do value education more than others[/b], and this preference manifests itself by kids' taking time to study for the bee.[/quote] No. The explanation is that spelling bees are a South Asian-American extracurricular activity. http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2010/06/why_are_indian_kids_so_good_at_spelling.html[/quote]
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