Asian Intelligence????????

[Heru]

Its just a stereotype...My school was 70% asian and just like ANY race there are smart ones average ones and lazy ones.

On a side note someoen said not every asian can be a lawyer or in business

I just want to mention that in usa the group with the highest median income are asians at 55k-57k, then whites, and that unemployment for asians is close to 0%.

[KyoKitty92]

Because theres hard entrance exams to get even into high schools, so they study hard starting young, they are just at a more advanced grade level to begin with- i guess it carries on throughout their lives

[mangafreak]

It's probably because they have a lot more homework. I was actually doing a project on japan, and in japan and such places, they are much more serious with their studies, unlike here, in North America, (not to offend anyone), alot of people I've met seem to not really take an education seriously. So many times people in my class are told to take up their homework, and they are like "We had homework?"

[DannysGhostGirl]

Originally Posted by Uriko

Asian education systems are really strict.

we're not allowed to use calculators for anything, we have to do the math mentally.

they have these ridiculous rules when taking tests,too. like, you can't use pencils, you have to use a pen. & for every mistake you have or things you cross out, you get points off for being "messy".

& then they give you less time to complete exams than an average person would so you have no choice but to be faster.

*shrug* go figure.

Understandable. Yeah, I know how you feel. Last year, our math teahcer didn't let us use calculators, and I thought I was going to HATE HATE HATE it, but I think I actually learned better. (Just don't tell my math teacher, OK?

[DannysGhostGirl]

Originally Posted by MMM

Just to let you know, chances are this thread will be closed...

This is a stereotype. I have taught in a Japanese high school. There are smart kids, lazy kids, and every type you can think of.

WHOA. Back up. Remember what I said in the original post? Hmmm? I KNOW not all Asians are smart/brainy. The stereotype isn't always true (that's why it's a stereotype), but the sterotype is still THERE. Thanks to everyone that answered, you did it without chewing me up and spitting me out. We were talking about it in Journalism class the other day, and another reason might be that in the US, EVERY. SINGLE. KID. is supposed to have the same opportunity (or so we say) to learn equally. We were like, honestly, how many kids with Down Syndrome would you see at a school in China? None, probably. But, I've never been to China.......................

[MMM]

Originally Posted by DannysGhostGirl

WHOA. Back up. Remember what I said in the original post? Hmmm? I KNOW not all Asians are smart/brainy. The stereotype isn't always true (that's why it's a stereotype), but the sterotype is still THERE. Thanks to everyone that answered, you did it without chewing me up and spitting me out. We were talking about it in Journalism class the other day, and another reason might be that in the US, EVERY. SINGLE. KID. is supposed to have the same opportunity (or so we say) to learn equally. We were like, honestly, how many kids with Down Syndrome would you see at a school in China? None, probably. But, I've never been to China.......................

I didn't say it would be closed because of the question, but because people tend to stray off topic in negative ways that ruin threads. Happily that hasn't happened so far.

And I don't remember seeing kids with down syndrome in my classes in America, either.

[DSX]

Neither have I. In MPS, most I've seen is illiterate idiots.

[Rogozhin]

Perhaps the Asian school curriculums have steep "difficulty curves" and cram a lot of content into semesters (math that was covered at my Australian school in grade 9-10 I learnt in grade 5 at Japanese school). There may also be more of a stigma attached to not performing well academically in those countries.

[emiluvsjmusic]

It is a generalisation, but in Japan many junior high kids have to go to cram school and study a lot to get into their chosen high schools (as opposed to Australia where you just pay more money if you want a better education), so I think this is partly why they're given the stereotype

Originally Posted by theAlphaDuck

although it is quite strict and from my point of vuew...quite strange (primary school kids being taught in schools without shirts...etc)

huh?

[Ronin4hire]

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