How does the concept of education differ among cultures?

How does the concept of education differ among cultures?

Norine Dresser (Writer) gives expert video advice on: How do teacher-student relationships differ among cultures?; How does discipline in schools differ among cultures? and more...

If you look at the winners of spelling contests, the spelling bees they are generally Asian. If you look at the winning decathalon teams, they usually have Asians on them and usually maybe first generation American or maybe not even that. They may be refugees. And it's because the students' families really support the idea of education and not only that, if the children are not successful, the children are punished. The parents look down upon what they consider frivolous activities: cheerleading, football games, PE, not considered essential. There is a very hard drive for their children to succeed.