"If you ask what is the difference between Asian students and white students, in fact, if both white students and Asian students come from families with high socio-economic status and well-educated parents, there is actually no obvious difference in their grades." "However, if they come from poor families or families whose parents have no higher education, there will be great differences between Asian students and white students," said Professor Xie Yu from the Department of Sociology of PuLastun University. In this part of the group with low socio-economic status, the performance differences between ethnic groups are very obvious. "
Xie Yu went on to say: "Therefore, there is little difference between Asian students from superior families and white students, but Asian students from poor families perform better in their studies than white students from the same family conditions." The success of these Asian students in school can be attributed to the importance they and their families attach to hard work and educational achievements. "
Xie Yu and Liu Airan analyzed 9000 Asian and white students in the tenth grade in the United States using the data of American education survey. This survey is a representative survey conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics since 2002. The survey not only collected students' academic achievements, but also collected their learning attitudes, students' own attitudes, parents' educational expectations and students' behavior information at school.
Xie Yu and Liu Airan used math test, Chinese test and GPA to measure students' educational achievements. They found that the social and economic conditions of Asian students' families are actually worse than those of white students, but the academic performance of Asian students is better than that of white students. In addition, compared with white students, Asian students score higher in self-evaluation and the importance of receiving a good education.
Generally speaking, among Asian students, the relationship between socio-economic status and academic performance is weak.
Xie Yu said that this study shows that students' academic achievements may not be entirely attributed to their family's economic background. "It will be a good thing if children think they can get rid of poverty through education."
But at the same time, compared with other ethnic groups, Asian parents have almost crazy worship of famous schools. Especially in Asian countries represented by China, Indian and Bill Han, the famous universities in China can no longer satisfy the rich and middle class there. Harvard, Stanford, Ivy, Oxford and Cambridge, which are "shining with golden light", have become their pursuit targets.
However, for children in many families, this is an "adult" game dominated by parents, in which children are passive or even forced.
Some time ago, I read an article saying that a mother came to a famous training institution in Beijing with her daughter of 12 years old. The mother said bluntly to the teacher, "My goal is to get my daughter into Harvard.
Nowadays, more and more families push their children to American universities, but in fact, their parents know little about American education, saying that they must go to Harvard, Yale, Stanford and Ivy League, but they don't know that there are many universities with their own characteristics that provide the same high-quality and excellent education.
There is no right or wrong, but people walking on the same road will reach different destinations. I hope that parents trapped in the trend can keep a clear head. The "good" school defined by society and parents is not necessarily the "right" school suitable for children's personality and ideals. A successful life defined by parents may not bring happiness to children.
Children's efforts and struggles are towards their own ideals, not to realize their parents' dreams and complete the facade of the family.