Southeastern Asians and Asian Indians seem to be more educated than their western counterparts. Maybe they take education more seriously and it is stressed more in their family and society. What do you think?
2006-09-10 11:19:57 · 5 answers · asked by JistheRealDeal 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Parents don't make kids study, teachers give up on them, and students don't care. That is the problem. When a kid wants to learn, in this country they can.
2006-09-10 11:27:07 · answer #1 · answered by doggiebike 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The US education system is adequate by and large. Top half of the schools are comparable to any other country. The bottom half of the schools just dragged the average down, for many reasons.
Your hypothesis of why students do not do well in the US education system is a different question. The two ethinic groups that you describe do have the elements that make the difference in their academic achievement. However, those are not the only element. For example, teachers in the US are not respected by their students in the US who are unrully. Teachers in the US had to spend more time on discipline, motivating students in learning and doing their homework than in teaching the subject matter.
2006-09-10 11:25:20 · answer #2 · answered by ele81946 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the US educational system is very inadequate. We have a lot of catching up to do in the math and sciences in particular.
2006-09-10 11:25:45 · answer #3 · answered by Bluealt 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Obviously not, given the number of US students that need remediation in college before they can take college level courses.
2006-09-10 11:27:45 · answer #4 · answered by rhutson 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, the us has just hit a plateau in its learning ability curve; the west is no longer limiting the abilities of other cultures and thus they are having the ability to catch up to us/slightly gain
2006-09-10 11:27:13 · answer #5 · answered by NONAME 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋