On June 2, 2022, a cheerful 14-year-old from San Antonio, Texas, made history by becoming the youngest person ever to do so. She became the first winner of the national spelling bee after being eliminated. She was the first to win in a tiebreak.
The fact that she is an Indian American is not unusual. Indian Americans have dominated the national spelling bee over the past two decades, with 21 of the past 23 winners being of South Asian descent.
Fourteen-year-old Zaila Avant-garde was one of the exceptions. She was the first black champion from the U.S. when she won the bee.
In spite of the bee being canceled in 2020, there were eight co-champions.
A documentary about this endearing story is called " Spelling the Dream." I believe that the commitment of Indian Americans to these contests is due to the fact that they face difficulties in higher education. Their achievements further educational inequalities.
I did research for my book "Hyper Education: Why Good Schools, Good Grades, and Good Behavior are Not Enough" while I was with Indian American, white and other families.
Indian Americans have dominated bees. I believe that their success has to do with a firm commitment by families to spend the time and money necessary to prepare their children for school. The children excel in geography, math and other academic disciplines.
In most of my book, I address the question of why families care about such competition and advanced academics in the first place.
Outside of school, most kids participate in sports, the arts, religious or civic activities. Indian immigrant children also do these things, but many of their parents make them participate in extracurricular activities.
The more than 100 Indian American parents I interviewed believed that their children would need a strong academic record in order to get into a prominent university, as they saw weak networks and a lack of college legacies as obstacles.
Asian Americans may be held to a higher standard in expected test scores by college admissions officers.
The father of a spelling contestant said about the SAT college entrance exam. He told me that he believed tutoring centers and spelling bees would help his daughter get a better score.
It makes sense for immigrant parents to pursue after-school education to help their children become more competitive college students. Many of these parents have advanced degrees and grew up with intense academic expectations, so it's natural for them to promote what they know.
The widening educational gaps between higher-income and lower-income families are a troubling trend as Indian American children boost their test scores and other academics through studying words, mastering quadratic equations and other intellectual endeavors.
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On June 2, 2022, a cheerful 14-year-old from San Antonio, Texas, made history by becoming the youngest person ever to do so. She became the first winner of the national spelling bee after being eliminated. She was the first to win in a tiebreak.
The fact that she is an Indian American is not unusual. Indian Americans have dominated the national spelling bee over the past two decades, with 21 of the past 23 winners being of South Asian descent.
Fourteen-year-old Zaila Avant-garde was one of the exceptions. She was the first black champion from the U.S. when she won the bee.
In spite of the bee being canceled in 2020, there were eight co-champions.
A documentary about this endearing story is called " Spelling the Dream." I believe that the commitment of Indian Americans to these contests is due to the fact that they face difficulties in higher education. Their achievements further educational inequalities.
I did research for my book "Hyper Education: Why Good Schools, Good Grades, and Good Behavior are Not Enough" while I was with Indian American, white and other families.
Indian Americans have dominated bees. I believe that their success has to do with a firm commitment by families to spend the time and money necessary to prepare their children for school. The children excel in geography, math and other academic disciplines.
In most of my book, I address the question of why families care about such competition and advanced academics in the first place.
Outside of school, most kids participate in sports, the arts, religious or civic activities. Indian immigrant children also do these things, but many of their parents make them participate in extracurricular activities.
The more than 100 Indian American parents I interviewed believed that their children would need a strong academic record in order to get into a prominent university, as they saw weak networks and a lack of college legacies as obstacles.
Asian Americans may be held to a higher standard in expected test scores by college admissions officers.
The father of a spelling contestant said about the SAT college entrance exam. He told me that he believed tutoring centers and spelling bees would help his daughter get a better score.
It makes sense for immigrant parents to pursue after-school education to help their children become more competitive college students. Many of these parents have advanced degrees and grew up with intense academic expectations, so it's natural for them to promote what they know.
The widening educational gaps between higher-income and lower-income families are a troubling trend as Indian American children boost their test scores and other academics through studying words, mastering quadratic equations and other intellectual endeavors.
It can take hundreds or thousands of dollars to achieve in these contests. Word guides and packages of eight coaching sessions are sold by the publisher.
Most of the spellers who advanced to the finals were customers of the company.
Indian Americans have a median household income of $119,000, which is higher than the national median. They use the economic edge to improve their children's grades.
Indian Americans tend to gravitate toward academic competition because they worry that their children will not have equal opportunities.
I studied the growing trend of supplemental education by higher income families.
Middle-class families are more likely to pursue after- school education through tutoring centers. It is likely to grow even more. The online tutoring industry is expected to grow to over $2 billion by the year 2025.
Growing educational inequality is the same outcome as the reasons parents pay for and encourage this practice.
The article was first published in July of 2020
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