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re: Why are Indian kids so over represented in the spelling bee?
Posted on 5/31/18 at 10:52 am to Eli Goldfinger
Posted on 5/31/18 at 10:52 am to Eli Goldfinger
do you not think it has something to do with their language and language diversity of latin roots and other european influences?
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Posted on 5/31/18 at 10:59 am to Chad504boy
A few factors.
1) Cultural sorting. Indians who have moved to the US tend to be from (historically) wealthier and more successful strata; they aren't crapping in the street, they're trying to get out of horrible conditions and improve their situations. They sensibly put a high value on education as a means by which to overcome limited circumstance. The boot-strap method
2) Two-parent involved families- You want to see successful kids? Check on the level of parental involvement, and the support they have at home.
3) The creation of a subculture. Indians do well in the spelling bee, and it provides an example to emulate; parents want to see their kid succeed at something their conationalists are good at, so they train.
1) Cultural sorting. Indians who have moved to the US tend to be from (historically) wealthier and more successful strata; they aren't crapping in the street, they're trying to get out of horrible conditions and improve their situations. They sensibly put a high value on education as a means by which to overcome limited circumstance. The boot-strap method
2) Two-parent involved families- You want to see successful kids? Check on the level of parental involvement, and the support they have at home.
3) The creation of a subculture. Indians do well in the spelling bee, and it provides an example to emulate; parents want to see their kid succeed at something their conationalists are good at, so they train.
Posted on 5/31/18 at 11:00 am to Eli Goldfinger
Still can’t understand them on the phone. Maybe they should just spell their sentences out to make it easier.
Posted on 5/31/18 at 11:02 am to BoardReader
Also Indians aren’t very good at music or (actual) sports. So academics is the one thing they can really excel in. Culture also plays a massive part in it. As an Indian, I can say that you and your family will be looked down upon if you don’t achieve very much in your life.
Posted on 5/31/18 at 11:28 am to bountyhunter
Posted on 5/31/18 at 11:30 am to Eli Goldfinger
Because their parents are hard as hell on the kids.
Posted on 5/31/18 at 11:33 am to Eli Goldfinger
?corporal punishment?
Posted on 5/31/18 at 11:36 am to Eli Goldfinger
Their parents love teaching them to be rote automatons.
Posted on 5/31/18 at 11:37 am to patnuh
quote:
I work with a bunch of them. You give them some info and they will memorize that shite, but if something outside of that info pops up they are lost. I'd imagine the kids sit at home and just study it like crazy.
I work a bunch too and you’re spot fricking on.
Posted on 5/31/18 at 11:40 am to Eli Goldfinger
quote:I just got back from Bangalore--was there for 6 months. Their institutions value memorization/regurgitating on exams (even the IITs) over critical thinking. They literally do not teach or even allow group discussion in classes which hinders their development in the prof. world.
Obviously, their parents push them to spell at a high level, but why?
In my ~20 years of working closely with Indian folks in the IT industry, I can assure you that they are generally no more intelligent than Americans...I would say they are less intelligent in some ways - possibly due to cultural communication differences, but I digress.
So what about the spelling bee is so obviously appealing to this group/race?
Posted on 5/31/18 at 11:41 am to TheCaterpillar
All of the ones I work with are robots and highly intelligent with great work ethics, but have absolutely no creativity or ability to ad lib.
Posted on 5/31/18 at 12:17 pm to Eli Goldfinger
It might also be asked; why are black/hispanic kids so notably absent?
Posted on 5/31/18 at 12:21 pm to Eli Goldfinger
But can they spell "gegenpressing"
Posted on 5/31/18 at 12:23 pm to BoardReader
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A few factors. 1) Cultural sorting. Indians who have moved to the US tend to be from (historically) wealthier and more successful strata; they aren't crapping in the street, they're trying to get out of horrible conditions and improve their situations. They sensibly put a high value on education as a means by which to overcome limited circumstance. The boot-strap method 2) Two-parent involved families- You want to see successful kids? Check on the level of parental involvement, and the support they have at home. 3) The creation of a subculture. Indians do well in the spelling bee, and it provides an example to emulate; parents want to see their kid succeed at something their conationalists are good at, so they train.
Yup - I had this exact thought. Too many times the culture card is played when discussing negative outcomes from north Baton Rouge crowds, but this too is a cultural thing in my opinion.
Posted on 5/31/18 at 12:33 pm to Eli Goldfinger
Because when it comes to spelling, they’re always asking How
Posted on 5/31/18 at 12:36 pm to Eli Goldfinger
Posted on 5/31/18 at 12:39 pm to Eli Goldfinger
Our beef jerky is now, nearly, rectum-free.
Thank you, come again.
Thank you, come again.
Posted on 5/31/18 at 12:42 pm to Eli Goldfinger
Winning spelling bees is a better occupation than being a murderer like the culcha we’re blessed with in BR.
Posted on 5/31/18 at 12:50 pm to LaBR4
Its a pride thing, indians are insanely good at working hard to impress their parents. Other asian cultures do it too but nothing like them
Posted on 5/31/18 at 12:52 pm to Slagathor
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A. The people that you're referring to probably ARE Americans. B. The doctor that will one day surgically help you remove your head from your arse is very likely going to be of Indian descent.
Lol found the Indian
We poo in the loo here baw
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