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Unit2PartAUnit2:PartAPre-readingActivitiesWhatistheaimofeducation?Thisquestiondependscompletelyonculture.Everysocietyhasasetofdeepculturalattitudesthatarecleartothemajorityofitsmembers–soclear,infact,thattheymayseemliketheonlyrightway.Andthedeepculturalattitudesofanysocietyarereflectedinitssystemofeducation.Thethreetextsinthisunitexploresomeofthedifferentwayscultureaffectseducation.Notonlysurfacedifferenceslikethecontentofthelessonsorwhetherthestudentsstandupwhentheteacherenterstheroom,butalsoondeeperlevelsthatarerarelydiscussedoreventhoughtabout—untiltwoculturesmeetinaclassroom.Beforelisteningtothetape,haveaquicklookatthefollowingblankstoprepareyourselftolistenforthefigures.Readthefollowingwordsfirsttoprepareyourselftoanswerthequestionstothebestofyourability.SecondListeningRadioAnnouncer:Goodeveningladiesandgentlemen,andwelcometoJustStatistics,ourweeklycollectionofoddstatisticalfacts.DidyouknowthatAsiansandAsianAmericansmakeuponly2.4percentoftheUSpopulation?2.4percent,that’sright.Anddidyouknowthatmorethan17percentoftheundergraduatesatHarvardareAsiansandAsianAmericans?Isn’tthatamazing!Butthat’snotall:AsiansandAsianAmericansmakeup18percentofthestudentbodyatMIT,16.5percentatYaleandover27percentatBerkeley!Thoseareamongourbestschools,ladiesandgentlemen—howdothoseAsianandAsianAmericanstudentsdoit?IntensiveStudyWhyTheyExcelbyFoxButterfieldWhyTheyExcelbyFoxButterfield1Kim-ChiTrinhwasjustninewhenherfatherusedhissavingstobuyapassageforheronafishingboatthatwouldcarryherfromVietnam.Itwasaheartbreakingandcostlysacrificeforthefamily,placingKim-Chionthesmallboat,amongstrangers,inhopesthatshewouldeventuallyreachtheUnitedStates,whereshewouldgetagoodeducationandenjoyabetterlife.2Itwasahardjourneyforthelittlegirl,andfullofrisks.Longbeforetheboatreachedsafety,thesuppliesoffoodandwaterranout.WhenKim-ChifinallymadeittotheUS,shehadtocopewithasuccessionofthreefosterfamilies.ButwhenshegraduatedfromSanDiego’sPatrickHenryHighSchoolin1988,shehadstraightA’sandscholarshipoffersfromsomeofthemost