[Little Pig]

According to my (chinese) wife, ABC = "American-born Chinese", not "American Born in China" (/nitpicking)

[meadsjn]

They have difficulty learning from other students, which is the American way in recent years.

Ms. Bloom has inadvertently fingered the major cause of educational decline in America in recent years. The "American way in recent years" with respect to education is a national tragedy.

Perhaps the Chinese students know that if they need to learn physics, their questions about physics might be in the book (not a guarantee, but a better bet), rather than hearing Suzie describe how she "feels" about those itty-bitty things that can't be seen.

[Tai_Chung]

According to my (chinese) wife, ABC = "American-born Chinese", not "American Born in China"

Your wife is correct. Is she an ABC?