‘Hyper Education’ Review: Studying Hard and Blamed
for It
https://www.wsj.com/articles/hyper-education-review-studying-hard-and-blamed-for-it-11627338475
An “immigrant mentality,” Mr. Dhingra says, plays a role in such academic ambition. Many parents worked hard in their native countries in order to make it here, and they are trying to pass along a work ethic to their children. Some parents are fearful of what will happen if their residency status wobbles (say, their visas expire) and their children must return home to compete with, say, fellow Indians. Other parents are in less remunerative jobs and need their children to get into a good college and have a lucrative career to shore up the family’s resources. As one Russian immigrant mother tells Mr. Dhingra: “I cannot afford to produce stupid kids.”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/hyper-education-review-studying-hard-and-blamed-for-it-11627338475
An “immigrant mentality,” Mr. Dhingra says, plays a role in such academic ambition. Many parents worked hard in their native countries in order to make it here, and they are trying to pass along a work ethic to their children. Some parents are fearful of what will happen if their residency status wobbles (say, their visas expire) and their children must return home to compete with, say, fellow Indians. Other parents are in less remunerative jobs and need their children to get into a good college and have a lucrative career to shore up the family’s resources. As one Russian immigrant mother tells Mr. Dhingra: “I cannot afford to produce stupid kids.”
