For Asian Americans, standardized testing is its own costly, hyper-competitive culture
For Asian Americans, standardized testing is its own costly, hyper-competitive culture
- June 11, 2015
- A book by Jennifer Lee, sociology professor, is featured by Quartz June 11, 2015
From Quartz:
Failure is not an option. In their new book, The Asian American Achievement Paradox,
sociologists Jennifer Lee and Min Zhou have documented how our community’s emphasis
on high achievement – our “success frame” – can place significant stress on Asian
American children. [Jennifer Lee is a professor of sociology at UC Irvine.]
For the full story, please visit http://qz.com/424884/for-asian-americans-standardized-testing-is-its-own-costly-hyper-competitive-culture/.
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