Don’t be fooled into thinking that Asians are super brains. All they do is practice how to take tests and APPEAR smart. When the chips are down they are just mindless clogs in the machine
“When the chips are down they are just mindless clogs in the machine.”
I worked for awhile at a mine in Indonesia, and the managers said the same thing. “Almost seems like they have all the books memorized, but don’t know jack on how to use it to solve real-world problems.”
One of the Indonesian managers (mining engineer) came out to look at a rig his guys had been using. It was blowing steam out the radiator cap. I was about 30 feet away watching the hilarity as his guys didn’t know what to do, went to get their boss, etc.
Well the boss comes out and walks straight to the open hood of the truck and starts to raise his bare hand towards the radiator cap! I yelled out “Bahia” and he stopped. (One of a few words I knew - “Danger”). Then pantomined that the steam would be hot. (A mining engineer!!??)
Yeah, right. "Practicing" for entrance exams and SATs requires some initial information and ability to build upon. No amount of test prep classes will get an average or below average student into Stuyvesant or any other great school unless they get in by affirmative action.