I read an interesting theory recently that the high test scores of Asian students don’t seem to be indicative of performance in adult life. In other words, they might be smart, and good at taking tests, when they’re kids and teens, but lose that edge as they pass into college and on into adulthood, where western Europeans outpace them in things like innovation and raw cognitive power.
So while eastern Asian kids might top the scores on standardized tests, it’s not the end-all for their performance in the real world. The ethnic group that has shown the highest real-world, cutting-edge performance is currently under siege as being all around terrible for civilization and the planet in general.
“The ethnic group that has shown the highest real-world, cutting-edge performance is currently under siege as being all around terrible for civilization and the planet in general.”
Yep. That’s a great case for separation. Since we’re so bad they should be quite happy if we go our own way and they theirs.
I worked at a mine in Indonesia. The Americans said the Indonesian engineers were very book smart and could recite the equation from memory. But they didn’t have the problem-solving ability to use them in the real world. The one American called them “automotons” or something.
One day I saw these three Indonesians popping the hood on their overheated Toyota, steam rushing out of the hood. The one guy is just about to put his bare hand on the radiator cap and I yelled out “Bahiyha” which means danger. He stopped, and then I walked over there to explain that it was super hot.
Turns out he was a lead engineer!
I’ve seen similar stupid things from the Chinese.