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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A coworker told me that no one gets in without prep. Well my kid did.  From his circle of Blair friends, there was one child who was prepped.  While there are families who prep, I also think people use that idea to justify why their kid did not get in.   In reality it is like very competitive colleges.  Lots of very talented kids just don't get in.

I don't think it is appropriate to use the cohort method for HS students since in HS there are many levels of classes available.  In middle school there is much less differentiation (or none). [/quote]

Maybe 25%-30% manage without prep but the majority are in classes from early on.[/quote]

Several Asian cultures (Chinese, Indian) are heavily focused on education, particularly STEM. Kids have tutors and are often working 2-3 years ahead in math. Of course that's reflected in the test scores. Not necessarily a bad thing. Those families devote lots of resources to education and sometimes music lessons from a young age, and those kids do very well as a result. Why is it their problem so many white families put their resources toward athletics instead? Support starts at home.[/quote]
Let me guess, you're an Asian (Chinese, Indian) yourself, amirite?

Here's the answer to your question. We, white families, don't think it is smart or beneficial to stand over our kids' shoulders with a ruler threatening to hit each time said kid turns his/hers gaze away from that Khan Academy channel. Let's be honest here, the representatives of "Asian cultures" who made it here are strivers and they don't give a crap that their children are not interested in algebra and/or piano. So this is not 'support', this is coercion often bordering on abuse.

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