Sunday, February 26, 2012
I wish I was a true Asian
The film 2MM clearly shows the difference in work ethics of American, Indian, and Chinese high school students. It is clearly evident that American high school students on average do not even compare to the determination of their Indian and Chinese counterparts. The reason why is because majority of American students are not meant to be the saviors of their families but rather we are encouraged to do something we love for a career. There is absolutely nothing wrong with doing something you love for a career, in fact that is something everyone should be able to do but not everyone can. The reason why Americans can do it is because majority of Americans are not expected to provide for their parents and extended family. Not only are Americans not expected to do that but they do not have the pressures of being that person in the family that will be the one who will move out of the lower class. I am well aware of the fact that not all Americans have this luxury, it would be foolish of me to think so because not everyone does, in fact a large population doesn't have this luxury. This begs the question of why students in America, that are not as priveledged as their peers, do not work as hard as those in China and India. My answer that I have come up with within a minute because I need to get this in by 12 is competition. Could be a half-a**ed response but I believe it to be true. The reason why there are so many workaholics (not abad term in my book) in China and India is because their peers are working at an amazingly high level so they have to work just as hard, if not harder, to ensure that they will be successful. Put that Indian or Chinese student in America and I am willing to bet my daily clementines for lunch that that student will not work as hard the moment they see their peers work ethics. This could also be because America's education system is utter trash and to graduate high school can be done in pajamas at home. The workload that American students have more educational purposes is much lower than India's and China's. Lastly to make sure people do not get the impression that I believe Americans are lazy slobs (even though I believe it is true for the most part) I will say this, American students are just as intelligent as any other students in te world, but they are not as geared as their counterparts towards education. I would also like to add that I consider myself a lazy slob compared to the Asian students on 2MM.
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hmmm...and here I was thinking I was the only fake Asian in the school...I think that you are on to several important points in this post you completed at the last minute. A lack of competition can be a cause of slackness in American high school students, but the lack of urgency is a greater one in my opinion. Yes, the students at BHS are not carrying the hopes and dreams of their parents to the extent that other kids elsewhere in the world are. And as a result, there is an acceptance on their part and on their parents' part of lesser/weaker/poorer performance in school as a result. I would also add that many American students have a sense of entitlement--I'm going to get rich because I deserve it--and don't really think about the steps needed to reach a specific goal. So they just drift along following "happiness" whatever the heck that is...And compared to those students, we are all lazy slobs...
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