I worked in Chinese education for about 5 of my 10 years in China, so I think I have a rather thorough understanding of this situation.
Chinese cheat period. Surprise!!!! Chinese culture is based on moral relativism. If no one is there to see you cheat, then no harm, no foul. The stereotype that Asians are smarter couldn't be more false. Spending just a week in China would debunk that myth. They do, for the most part, utilize memorization and repetition, and when that fails cheat.... The thing is, we can criticize the Chinese for simply memorizing/cheating, but you know what THAT SEEMS TO BE WORKING HELLA WELL FOR THEM.
The issue here isn't about cheating though.
The issue is that culturally, the black/hispanic communities are not prepared to compete with the Chinese. Until black/hispanic parents begin to value education to the degree that the average Chinese parent does, we will always lag behind in comparison.
To Chinese parents, nothing is more important than their child's education. Its so important that they're willing to sacrifice their children's youth by, for lack of a better phrase, academically enslaving their kids. They spend all their free time/money on tutors, test prep courses etc. Their children have very little time for entertainment/ hobbies/ sports. That's the sacrifice they are willing to make to win. So while we scratch our ass and complain that admission shouldn't be based on testing, they making moves. What should we do, have a "swag" component to admissions?
Chinese cheat period. Surprise!!!! Chinese culture is based on moral relativism. If no one is there to see you cheat, then no harm, no foul. The stereotype that Asians are smarter couldn't be more false. Spending just a week in China would debunk that myth. They do, for the most part, utilize memorization and repetition, and when that fails cheat.... The thing is, we can criticize the Chinese for simply memorizing/cheating, but you know what THAT SEEMS TO BE WORKING HELLA WELL FOR THEM.
The issue here isn't about cheating though.
The issue is that culturally, the black/hispanic communities are not prepared to compete with the Chinese. Until black/hispanic parents begin to value education to the degree that the average Chinese parent does, we will always lag behind in comparison.
To Chinese parents, nothing is more important than their child's education. Its so important that they're willing to sacrifice their children's youth by, for lack of a better phrase, academically enslaving their kids. They spend all their free time/money on tutors, test prep courses etc. Their children have very little time for entertainment/ hobbies/ sports. That's the sacrifice they are willing to make to win. So while we scratch our ass and complain that admission shouldn't be based on testing, they making moves. What should we do, have a "swag" component to admissions?