This chapter suggests that a major factor that contributes to the success of Asian nations on math tests is their positive attitude towards hard work. Do you think American students are committed towards hard work and perseverance? Why or why not?
I don't think that American students are committed towards hard work and perseverance because we were not raised in a culture like the rice paddy culture where the people have to spend time on perfecting the rice paddy so that the rice would come out right. In America we have machines that tend the soil for us and all we have to do ourselves is throw some seeds in the dirt and come back to harvest the crops. Our culture doesn't teach us perseverance or hard work. It teaches us that there is a machine to solve any problems that we have. There was nothing that taught us that there is a connection between hard work and perseverance and reward.
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