Asian student confesses: 'we work harder'

[Rudey]

Originally posted by AGDee
There are also factors like: lack of nutrition, lack of heat, frequent moves/transiency, increased stressors due to an unstable neighborhood, having to work to help contribute to the household budget (rather than to just buy the designer pair of shoes you want, which is less stressful), having to babysit younger kids in the family, or just do more things around the house that richer kids don't do because the families hire it out. Most people in higher socioeconomic status groups are well educated and therefore, place more value in education, have higher expectations, and assist more in the learning process.

I resent the working mom implications that were made. The women I work with ALL have highly intelligent kids who get very good grades, whether the women are married or not. And, all of our daughters are highly motivated to be well educated, go to good universities and have high career aspirations. Also, because we work, we aren't in a lower socio-economic situation.

I am still waiting to see how it is that immigrant groups that have lower incomes, for example, Asians in NYC are able to do so well academically. It's not just about income and it's not about being an immigrant.

-Rudey