Sunday, May 11, 2008

Asians= Good at Math?

Being an asian girl, I love doing math problems, do all my homework on time, and start on my papers two weeks ahead of time. Being that I am writing this post half an hour before it is due, we all know that this is NOT true. Yes, I try my best in school, get good grades, and I am asian, but it is NOT 'BECAUSE" I'm asian. It really upsets me when I hear the myth or the stereotype that asians are naturally smart. In my case, I was never the smart girl. I really struggled in school because I hated math. However, I loved to write(don't judge my writings on the post, it's just posts), but of course, asians aren't supposed to be good at writing, right? It really upset me a lot in school when I wouldn't do well in school. Friends would make fun of me, asking, "You're asian! You're supposed to be born with math skills!" People would expect me to do well, and when I would try hard and not get the grade I wanted, I got really disappointed. Also, the times when I DID do well, people would not look at is as a great accomplishment as I would have, for they would just say, "You are supposed to do good, you're asian.." It would just be expected of me, and it is definately a huge part of my life that I struggled with. I've always had to prove myself that I can be that smart person, not that smart asian.

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