Are Asians Smarter

IQ New Zealand Intelligence Education Brain Size Academic Chinese Rushton Race Behaviour students Asian are smarter 60 minutes
This is from 60 minutes New Zealand and was titled "Breeding Brainiacs Tiger Mums in New Zealand". This is a mileasing title because it implies that Asians achieve better academically simply because they study more - the entire video is based on this misinformation. Research strongly indicates that intelligence, social stature, and success in life, is determined by genetics rather than by environment. Asian genes code for larger brains, which give them higher IQs. This higher IQ enables Asians to outcompete whites or blacks. Asian brain size is consistently measured as being larger than that whites or blacks whether measured using MRI scans, head circumferences, skull packing with sand or any known method. It's 2012 yet the concept of race is still very taboo. Admitting racial brain size differences isn't racist because "facts are facts". For more credible information on this topic please refer to the book titled "Race, Evolution, and Behaviour" by Prof. Phillipe J. Rushton. It's free to download. This Asian dominance of the New Zealand academic system is something Rushton's findings inadvertently predicted, and predicted decades beforehand. The reporter of this video ignores and misinterprets credible scientific data to present her case in a woeful example journalism.
Other prominent Professors in the field in Richard Lynn, and Arthur Jenson.

[@pyrrelda]

Short answer: Asians are more competitive, and they also worry more about their future

[@yungrei8141]

+Pyrrelda if they were to go to other asian countries such as korea or singapore they would be bottom of the class though

[@rogerfaint499]

+Erasmus Lang No, in recent years, the top students in Singapore were actually those from China (the new citizens) that our newspapers no longer publish names of top students.

[@ayszhang]

+Erasmus Lang You can't just ignore the differences in education between East Asian countries and the English-speaking world

[@petergriffin7908]

+Pyrrelda No they get their parents to pay for their education.

[@tnekkc]

+Daniel Daniel I had a cubicle mate that was a Japanese engineer. He published a paper in this first year out of college in 1980 he put a microprocessor in the feedback loop of a pulse width modulation control of a power supply. Then I switched companies and there was goofy tiny Japanese engineer. I thought maybe I could be smarter than him. He found a transducer in a low end stand alone Fluke Voltmeter left over from manufacturing. He used it as an IO port and hooked up to a data logger, like a high end meter. Another Japanese engineer was quickly doing Laplace transforms for circuit analysis. I asked how he knew all this. He got out his Japanese - English dictionary and pointed to the words conditioned response.

[@compile3938]

I noticed why asians are smarter after checking this comment section. Asians do homework. Others do youtube.

[@zettour.]

Well I just disproved your theory. I don't do homework and I'm asian :P

[@imcha444]

Compile lol nah,asians go to Kissanime and others go to KZbin XD (IM JOKING IM JOKING,I DON'T WANT HATE REPLIES ON THIS COMMENT PLEASE..) P.S i'm asian so...

[@vaninhtran4179]

no asian 3 year old kid are smarter than other kid

[@vcheng7626]

China can not do youtube. So you are the logic~~ I am Chinese , and stuipid right now.

[@koko20467]

Compile we are not smarter. achieving high scores or early academic performance does not guarantee lifelong success in intellectual area.

[@Soju_enjoyer]

I don't know about you guys, but I'm pretty fucking stupid

[@thosebastards8112]

Your vietnamese that's why.

[@chrismomo1977]

holy shit, you're brutal but..........LOOLOLOL!!!

[@NevertahnProduction]

no, you are probably heaps smart

[@compile3938]

i like you icon

[@NevertahnProduction]

***** whos?

[@oskiratinoff3039]

I go to a private school with a mostly Asian population (I am a white American), and I can say not many of them are naturally gifted, I have seen them work really hard, along with other non Asian students, I don't think its your background, I think it has more to do with how much effort you put into your work.

[@dustinz3371]

Exactly. I go to a "gifted" school, where people get put in classes 1-3 grades ahead. I don't have the highest IQ in that school, yet I am in most of the higher classes because I worked hard. My fellow students(many of which Asian), are very lazy and spoiled and get poor grades. It's about working hard, not your ethnicity or your economic position.

[@surreality147]

I tend to think of intelligence as innate really. Smarter people need to put less effort to achieve the same result as people who're less smart. So if the Asians you see are working their ass off to get good results, they're either not that "smart", or are just smart perfectionists who want the best achievement.

[@c.j.6455]

Yeah it's about how hard you work. Asians work harder than any other race, that's why they're smarter and more talented.

[@blng7597]

I don't think you're naturally gifted as well

[@theone3334]

Short answer it's culture

[@boratsuckdiev461]

I am an Asian, born in Asia (specifically Korea) and from my experiences I think the reason why we succeed so much academically, is purely because of the hard work. When I first came to Canada at age of 16, I was surprised at the attitude high school students of Canada had. Barely anyone seem to care about school work, and if you find someone working hard, they are usually labeled 'nerd' and well, that doesn't sound good obviously, and majority of those nerds are Asians lol. I studied only until grade 8 in Korea and I never had to study math again until I started learning Calculus, because I learned everything already. I really think it's all because we tend to work harder than people of other races, not that we are necessarily smarter.

[@pewpewpewmadafaka]

I agree, I live in Canada too and high school is pretty hard because you have to be good at school without it looking like you are trying... because if people see you care, you're automatically labelled as nerd

[@boratsuckdiev461]

I don't know if the difference is very significant (well average 3-4 points difference could be considered significant though the SD is about 15) and also there are debates whether or not the IQ scores could be bettered through training. Basically if you do a lot of those related questions, it is possible that you just become better at it.

[@boratsuckdiev461]

Also in my university I don't see Asians being any "smarter" than whites or other races. They generally actually try harder.

[@user-nq5be9fz1g]

David K its not just our hard work theres something else we just pick stuff up quicker and of course our parents we learn from example

[@destroya3303]

+Charles McCarron wow Charles the "science" is in that its all genetics? Did it arrive in the mail, certified and stamped by the Central Scientific Authority of Canada? LOL you sound so sure of "the science" yet didn't cite anything! You have a superficial understanding of the science or you would have cited something to begin with.

[@min-seo5965]

Well my Asian mom used slippers, ruler, broomstick, books, pan, clothes, pen, bottle, chopsticks, bamboo stick etc...

[@nukebuster]

That's pan asian asf lol

[@destipramesti5010]

i live and born in asia (specifically indonesia), this is 100000% correct. Many of the students in Asia (including Indonesia) when we get a B or A-. the parents immediately asked "why can't you get an A?". or not we are not allowed to play, the wifi is turned off, and it is forbid to turn on the tv on school days.

[@happymemories_videography]

same. ruler and a pan or a burning hot spoon

[@totallyahololivesimp]

​@@destipramesti5010 i remember when i was in primary grade 1, my dad would bat me up and wont let me sleep until I remember the multiplication of 1x1 to 10x10. Then the next week the square roots, I grew up saying i was a prodigy, but I was honestly was in a lot of pain. In middle school grade 8 i finally snapped out and pive normally

[@theophrastusbombastus827]

@@totallyahololivesimp You learned the square roots at primary grade 1? Good job.

[@MrBravo048]

I'm smart enough to know that I'm stupid. :)

[@michaelshannon9169]

You're not stupid, your just a big stupid jabroni USA USA USA USA USA USA!

[@Mtrl-newer]

You are philosopher

[@David-sq3bs]

Actually, that's a sign of intelligence!

[@michaelyu4116]

Sadly many people arent

[@worldnews2660]

Lol

[@imagination7710]

They just try harder. Intelligence is mostly just how much effort your willing to put in

[@Sorestlor]

its true to a degree. Some subjects come easier and more naturally to others. For example i can get the same marks in some subjects in high school as others who study alot more. That to me is disappointing but i still dont know if its just because i was raised differently you know.

[@supremebohnenstange4102]

+alex gooslin then ur asian friend is smarter but u must consider guys like me and my friends who dont realy care about school but are on the highest school form in germany (Gymnasium)and do quit well.... and we finish test in like 10 min when they are for 90 min and then we can sleep ;)

[@yorkshire_tea_innit8097]

It is in school for the most part, because school isnt very difficult. The concepts are easy enough that above average people can do excellent with a lot of effort. However, intelligence is much more than effort, its just that the standard of school is quite low, and effort is the major effector in that environment.

[@Sorestlor]

Ryukey schools mostly test how much stuff you can paste onto a test sheet. they dont test your ability to do something practical. Think about it. If you dont remember a formula for something when your making some physics calculations you look it up in 10 seconds and just do it. Or if you dont remember a certain part of biology preciesly when your diagnosing someone just look up how the left coronary valve operates in depth and your all good. Its better to have understanding of the concepts and the ability to apply rather than spend all your effert memorizing formulas methods and other things.

[@imagination7710]

alex gooslin she seems like she never tries, but i bet she goes home and studies 5 hours every night

[@khongorshatar4816]

As an Asian i have to say it's wrong to judge a person's intelligence by what grades they get, how many instruments they can play or what school they go & etc. Only their achievements in life should prove their intelligence. I mean look at great people like Abe Lincoln, Henry Ford, Walt Disney they didn't go to Harvard or got only good grades at school, but they contributed a lot of things to the world, now can you call them stupid? Intelligence is extremely overrated, i know a guy who has an IQ about 132 (almost a genius), he's a doctor, yet he still lives with his parents, 30 years old, and not very successful. So let's judge people by their achievements in life, instead of what degree they have or what classes they took.

[@communityband1]

I agree. Intelligence is very useful, but it can't hold a candle to dedication and hard work. You can get by without being brilliant. The same can't be said for work ethic. That's critical to success.

[@yaqui707]

EVEN A GENIUS ASKS QUESTIONS .

[@khongorshatar4816]

That's right, Einstein was genius but he wasn't born like that, he became a genius because of his dedication to science and spending a lot of time thinking. He worked hard & dedicated in one area to master it. Most people think that just because you have high IQ you are OK in life, but in reality, no matter how smart you are there will be still many problems in your life

[@yaqui707]

Khongor Shatar STUDY IS THE KEY WORD

[@Teytuu]

I love you.

[@jim7195]

SHE IS SO PRETTY WTF

[@nazra7]

Catherine's mom is nearly just as pretty as she is. Eastern Asian girls are the prettiest girls in the world. It's crazy.

[@akiio8826]

Search Sabrina Chao on KZbin, she is beautiful too

[@rpcarnell]

yeah, some Asians have a cool skin color.

[@koko20467]

Ygor Nimoy what is cool skin color?

[@rpcarnell]

porcelain skin

[@jianhaodeng8527]

I don't know if she is smarter, but she is pretty.

[@flyman4699]

+Jianhao Deng Can't be more agree.

[@anticeon]

+Jianhao Deng she is cute.

[@greyalien826]

+MS-903 Doraemon OH DAMN.

[@bloodyChina]

+Jianhao Deng as a Chinese, and a young ,straight guy, pretty? r u sure ?

[@bryanlin8333]

+王朋 As a Taiwanese as well as from the same city, and the same age as her 4yrs ago, straight guy, yes. I'm pretty sure. also pretty interesting she played the same song as I am playing right now for piano :o

[@Mtrl-newer]

brains are just like muscles that can be more powerful after practising.

[@lllool8404]

wrong

[@blackgoku2358]

How

[@blackgoku2358]

How do u make it more stronger

[@user-jt3dm4mo7i]

Brains don't grow, they shrink. If they grow with a skull around it, you die from that pressure. Muscle can hypertrophy and can grow and stretch the skin no worries. Neural tissue and muscle tissue are completely different. And Asians have more neural tissue.

[@JohnMark-yf8nl]

@@user-jt3dm4mo7i look she is asian and that's what she said.lol

[@funnymonkie411]

It's not about race, it's about the culture. For Asian parents, it's extremely important that their children do the best possible, and they push them to work harder. Some parents, though, might think of the child's feelings too much and tell them they're doing fine, and don't push them further. Just depends on the environment, honestly.

[@petecabrina]

This is partly the same reason so many western kids these days are getting fat and sitting at their computers all day gaming/socialising online, parents seem to have become more and more lax, maybe also due to the fact many western cultures have life too easy and ready access to all the necessities; while most Asia generations still come from very poor backgrounds.

[@davidsy18]

true,but man its fricking pressuring

[@Auron710]

lol defy nature and evoloution? like white people werent meant to be forced to study? its all enviroment. any race would be the same as any other given sum1 elses upbringing. i thought that was pretty self explanatory so it amazes me when they can drag this stuff out for so long. just say "if i pushed my kids that hard too theyd be the same, but we dont want to force stuff on out children like these chinese parents do".... done, and thats the reason for the difference

[@equinoxious82]

Most Asian parents derive from extremely poor families, if they aren't still poor. The parents know, that the only way to ensure that the lives of their children be better or enriched is by excelling academically. They don't want their children and the generations to come, to suffer the same fate they or their parents went through. My great-grandfather was from China, and with only the clothes on his back, he hopped onto a leaky boat and crossed into Malaysia. He worked everyday for 3 cents. Each cent bought him a bowl of plain rice and nothing else. He saved 1 cent everyday. Eventually, he made some savings, bought over the soap factory (with friends) which he had worked for years in, at a fortunately low price, because Japanese invaded and occupied Malaysia at that time. He delivered soap to Japanese army bases and the surrounding villages on bicycle, at least 14 hours a day. The rest of the time, is used to make more soap in the factory. Eventually his friends skipped out (and was bought out) until he was the sole owner. He was one of the very first people in Malaysia to ever own a car! When he retired, he sold his factory and bought a small land of oil-palm estate. His son took over to watch over and run the estate, and slowly bought over surrounding land to expand. My grandfather was said to be very strict and mean. I didn't get to know him well, because he died when I was 3 years of age.

[@skynsidhawaii]

I am an English Teacher in Japan and I can assure you, it's not about race or culture... we have more than our fair share of idiots over here who could care less about school. It's more about how individual families put emphasis on education on their kids more than anything else... again as you said, it's more about the environment.

[@riddlekillerkiller]

the secret: Study

[@eyritracustard5767]

thank you...

[@superbert35]

I think its a cultural thing.they are more disciplined

[@knockhello2604]

Everything comes down to culture

[@chickenuniee9124]

Yes True I'm from Asia and Are religion makes us Disiplined and shy Like Buddhism, Shintoism, Muslim and Catholic

[@knockhello2604]

@@chickenuniee9124 shy huh. Hm nice. New one.

[@chickenuniee9124]

@@knockhello2604 when talking to strangers it's like a shy talking cuz it's formal

[@superbert35]

@@Luca-nu2zg the article here is referring to why or if asians are smarter and is not referring to black culture.Asians do better not because of a physical superiority but because of their culture and how they look at things.i was married to one for many years and asian culture is different than north American culture.Black culture? Thats a different topic but i do know that not all,but some black do play the victim card and the race card pretty hard and refuse to accept any consequences for their actions like every ody actually thats involved in the highly racist violent blm people who are shaming the rest of the black people.fortunately not everybody is stupid enough to start disliking blacks as thats what our government would like so i dont play that game myself,i do think thouh that anyone who actually thinks blm is a good thing is a fake lying little idiot that needs to grow up and quit pretending all the time though.

[@dthtr1]

I think asians are not smarter or dumber than westerners , they succeed because they are very hardworking. My teacher said he had a vietnamese student that left his dorm every evening to revise his lessons alone in the classroom and slept there. After graduation he founded his company.

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[@andrewtram3256]

@ con cat

@@andrewtram3256 You don't even spells Vietnamese

[@andrewtram3256]

@Chí Thiện Nguyễn troi oi biet noi tieng an nua troi oi noi hai nhua cuoc cuc lol

@@andrewtram3256 Just stop butchering my language. You just making yourself looks even more whitewashed.

[@kuanliu9911]

I think the difference between the asian cultures and the western culture is the emphasis on delayed gratification.

[@swordpegasus4032]

Agreed.🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭😀😊😊😊

[@cheyennetsai5761]

I'm asian and my parents never push me. In fact, they restrain me from studying too much. They wouldn't let me take so many AP classes

[@taeyi-2234]

Cheyenne Tsai luckyyy

[@swordpegasus4032]

🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭Sameeeeeeeee! I am 17 amd I'm half-filipino and half Irish Canadian and my mom is very very protective and a little bit too controlling which it drives me nuts sometimes but I'm pretty used to it by now and she loves shopping and art and my lad back and very funny.LOL🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭

[@sige7]

I wish I had Asian parents, my parents are dumb and didn't push me into pursuing anything except for useless religious practices. I am baffled that some Asians dislike their parents for pushing them to be better.

[@janikb3538]

In my opinion anyone can be a genius. However in some cultures or countries, students are pushed or encouraged differently.

[@junioragogo5402]

true

[@exdoode]

+shutup The terms "pushed" and pressured are used when applied to Asians, but "encouraged" is used when applied to whites in Kiwi society. And the adverse effects of success of the Asians are highlighted with great interest.

[@scarletstark2201]

+shutup Anyone can be educated but not a genius. It you compare this to athletic ability, it is evident that one can practice to acquire skills to make them more proficient at a practiced skill, but not make them a top level athlete.

[@janikb3538]

+Thomas Coy Ok and your point? Are you trying to point out that smarts are hereditary?

[@scarletstark2201]

shutup To a large degree yes.

[@cplai]

I live in the Silicon Valley in the US. I have encountered many smart people in the high tech world in the past 30+ years. Based on my personal observations, Asians are NOT smarter, they are simply harder working and more focused at their goals hence they have a head start and an advantage that leads to their success in school. I am Chinese and my college age daughters are also pure Chinese. My daughters went to a high school that is top in the region with a student body composes of 80+% Asians (Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Filipino, Indian etc.) We raised our children the Chinese way also. They play piano, take Chinese classes, involved in sports, plus everything we asked them to do. They aced every subjects they studied. Yet, they say in their own words, they know some smart people in school that do much better than they do without even putting an effort. On the contrary, they had to work really hard to catch up with these geniuses. I have also observed that girls do better in school than boys nowadays. I believed indulgence in video games is more common amongst boys and hence they tend to fall behind in school works. In my opinion, Chinese parents are too rigid and as a result, many Chinese kids lost their originality and creativity. That will become a roadblock once they leave school because in the real world especially in research and development of products, you have to come up with your own new ideas to be successful. Anything in textbook is already at least 10 years too old. All the leading edge stuffs are not published yet.

[@carolhung0118]

+cplai cant denied they have higher IQ though

[@cplai]

+carol h - Every race has extremely smart people and also extremely dumb people. You need to quote some real data to prove one race has higher IQ than another. Hitler used to believe White people had higher IQ than all other races too, none could be proven true. Don't forget that many IQ tests are culturally biased. e.g. if you don't know the language of the questions, you won't be able to answer them correctly. Some people are very quick with their minds, but they lack education and knowledge. On the other extreme, some people are well studied and memorized a lot of facts, yet their brains are too slow to put what they know into use or come up with insights and innovations and they remain bookworms with no contribution. Of course, whose who are both smart and knowledgeable are what we need to move this world forward.

[@cplai]

+Erich Benjamin - how is that related to the topic here? A hardworking dumb guy will still lose to a hardworking smart guy. Though a lucky dumb guy may beat a hardworking smart guy in some case. These factors are independent and irrelevant to the question "Are Asians Smarter?" Many people think hardworking Asians are successful because they are smarter and totally discredited their hard work. I am Asian myself and I have seen many smart people and I can assure you that the stereotype "Asians are smarter" is what it is a stereotype, not true.

[@1313hyme]

cplai I agree with what you said. However, one still need that IQ to be able to absorb the subject matter. It's true Asian girls do better in school. My son got into #1 HS in MD (one has to take a test to get in). My daughter at first didn't get in and was on a waiting list. She finally got the upper hand because her brother is already going to that HS. The funny thing is my daughter had superb grades and my son struggled through the magnet program. She also got a full scholarship for college but my son had no chance. Again, like you said, he love video games. I tried not to let him get hook on it but her mom (also Asian) think it was okay. I can tell you now it is DEFINITELY NOT OK.

[@jimmychoo6341]

The Chinese are famous for being the best copying and so they excel.

[@MegaCharlie1222]

I am an African American. When I was younger I went to a predominantly black high school. I was not learning, and teachers seemed not to care. I was then transferred to a predominantly Asian high school where I excelled. The students only spoke when they were spoken to. The environment was very different from what I came from at my old school. My grades shot right up, and I became very intelligent in math which I thought was my weakest subject. It is environment and not IQ.

[@willz6997]

I respect that

[@howellwong11]

@Chen Beixuan Yep, I always say that culture is key. If the Blacks want to improve their lot, they have to change their culture and not blame others for their demise.

[@marticus1642]

@@howellwong11 Your uneducated statement proves exactly what’s wrong with our society. You clearly have no clue on black culture so don’t speak on it

[@howellwong11]

@@marticus1642 I just observe how different races behave.

[@procrastinatorxaj5384]

Most Asians are pushed by their parents to study and for me my parent don't ever push me to study

[@sanityspire]

Because your probably not asian

[@procrastinatorxaj5384]

I am a Asian

[@eseenpai5267]

me too here. but my parents pushes me

[@imcha444]

Ariana jasmine kim My parents dont care if i study but they still expect good grades from me XD (im an asian)

[@enderwarrior008]

A JK same

[@cas_vv]

I feel inspired I shall go study and leave KZbin for now at least

[@sid8288]

Did you succeed ? 😁

[@TheOfficialThatmanJT]

That’s a shame if this video inspired you in any way just a damn shame.

[@user-bs6ft5ye5z]

@@TheOfficialThatmanJT why?

[@mangotangochick]

I feel like my parents have done me a disservice by not being pushy enough ngl

[@deverlytenajeros9122]

I think Asians are smarter because we go to school not to be popular but to be in the honor list.

[@yamahaU3]

"Unashamed emphasis on academics", UNASHAMED? EXCUSE ME? As if academic is not something a school should emphasis? What has gone wrong with this world?

[@aronhighgrove4100]

Academics is not the same as striving to make inventions, or becoming truly intelligent. It's about becoming successful in academia or in such stereotypical jobs as doctors or lawyers, which are mostly menial tasks. It's all about status and pride, not knowledge, interest, and actual creative intelligence. Obviously, there is something to be ashamed of. It's purely materialistic and superficial.

[@pawslikeaboss]

I'm Chinese & nope I don't agree as I'm stupid hahaha

[@mextras9714]

Noone is saying that every Asian is smarter than every non-Asian. But Asians may be the smartest on average, and there's probably a biological reason for this related to their race.

[@pawslikeaboss]

meh it's because of the parents trust me. Most of our parents force the shit out of us so we could live up to our 'asian standards', like we aren't allowed to 'shame our race' kinda thing. I fought that thought and currently pursuing creative arts, they are so disappointed in me because I'm not some kind of doctor or lawyer. :c

[@lx90329]

Agree! Idk about you i'm a first generation, i came at a young age, so i feel like Asian Americans or second generations or their kids are more relaxed and their kids def wont do as well as the first generation kids why u ask there is the "i came all the way here so you can have a better education/life not to play/ have fun" which leads to the "no life policy" which boils down to two points at most house holds learn stuff and be good what that means is your "job" as a kid in the Asian house hold is to listen to what ever the parent says and spend all your time learning and not wasting it.

[@ginl6255]

Supreme Bohnenstange first before that can you fix your grammar?

[@ginl6255]

Chloe Kasutiryo also it's studying

[@YoAddicts]

I'm one of the few Asians who did not undergo the so-called "Tiger Mother" education. I still did incredibly well in high school, but not as well as these young ladies shown here. I do notice the difference after I graduated from university that I was not pushing myself hard enough. While my other Asian friends got admitted to Med & Law school, I'm here still struggling to find what exactly I want to accomplish with my life. It's tough, but I'm grateful. I was never forced into doing anything, but I think discipline is likely very important.

[@shootingmen]

+YoAddicts Where are you from?

[@YoAddicts]

shootingmen I'm a multinational citizen, but I was born in Hong Kong

[@shootingmen]

YoAddicts I'm from Singapore, which university do you study in?

[@YoAddicts]

shootingmen NUS at the moment, but didn't do undergrad in this part of the world.

[@shootingmen]

YoAddicts You're studying post graduate in NUS? Which course? and where did you get your undergrad?

[@kuroryuzaki28]

In my opinion, good grades won't make a person smart. Every answers to an exam can be easily found in textbooks and lecture notes. As long as you're hardworking, study hard, memorize hard or practice hard, you will obtain a good grade eventually. My definition of a "smart person" is someone who knows how to apply what he or she has learnt previously to create, innovate, or improvise something. Here's an example to support my statement: you can memorize and practice your piano exam pieces hard to pass Grade 8 and earn yourself a high distinction certificate but if you can't utilize the theory of music to compose a simple song of your own, you might as well not learn any music at all in the first place.

[@rocketomega11]

Some people are good in music and with little practice s/he can be good in music. Some people are good in math and with little practice s/he can be good in math. With practice we can improve certain skills but it takes talent to be really good, talking about maximum achievable. Not everybody with good grade are smart but smart people always get a good grade.

[@charlesritchet9949]

yeah i agree ...imagination is more important than knowledge....and which of course embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution.! !

[@IIIMajesty]

"Every answer(s) to an exam can be easily found in textbooks and lecture notes;" or is it? What subjects are you talking about? Math exams are totally different; actually, that still depends on the specific math courses. However, except for some easy ones, it's likely that a student hasn't seen the questions on a math exam anywhere before, not even textbooks nor lecture notes. It's the matter of applying theorems, which are indeed easily found, to solving problems, which are not so obvious. If you're lucky, you might find answer to similar question on Internet or get help on some forums; but that's about it, and such luck is not often. There's no guarantee of a solution without the ability to reason. One more thing, creativity certainly is important; but creativity plus stupidity is destruction.

[@erikouwehand]

Indeed, if you look at richest people in the world, most of them never finished even high school. School can help and provide support but I cant prepare you for life. I really wished there private schools that teaches 1 subject (specialize) because schools these days are one size fits all and it annoys the fuck out of me. if I ever have children I wished to homeschool them.

[@IIIMajesty]

Ouwe Hand I sympathize with your sentiment. The most important thing for students is for them to develop some self-discipline and find their own ways. While the young need guidance, one-size-fit-all schools often destroy their will with many ridiculous mandates. Red-tape bureaucracy?

[@johnnguyen553]

I'm a fellow Asian, and I can say for certain that the overwhelming pressure all Asian youths receive does not pay off well for all. I did well as a kid but gave up over time because I didn't have any driving forces that'd stop and keep me from digressing in my involvement with pursuing in academia. So I barely graduated high school and was close to repeating... Looking back now, I would have tried if I was brought up properly with the correct mindset that hard work will pay off in the future. I construed and looked at academics as my only enemy growing up. Asian parenting works for some, but in a multicultural society, kids will often rebel as they are influenced by their other peers and friends who are raised in a carefree way. Although I won't argue that Asian parenting won't work for all youths in their native countries because the culture has already defined and normalized it. The difference here is: Asian parenting won't work for all children in a multiculturally diverse environment, though it will work in their native environments because society's expectation calls for it.

[@LorienzoDeGarcia]

This is the comment, guys. This is the comment. To the original commenter, I am sorry to hear that from you. Thing is, I don't even think this parenting "working" is necessarily a good thing even if it "works", because, like you said, the mindset which the a lot of parents started from had been wrong from the start. The amount of Asian parents that live vicariously through their kids' achievements and having "what will people think? (face value)" and money as motivators to drive their kids up the wall with academics is unreal. This is largely why places like r/AsianParentStories exist, and why all Asian comedy on KZbin is essentially about how they were abused and how toxic and emotionally immature their parents were. Yes, we can laugh at our emotional damage, but it is not cute or funny in real life.

[@SpeedClaudeTheDeluxeVersion99]

Getting better score at school doesn't mean your smart,learn a lot just mean that you have a lot of knowledges,know more than the others.NOT thinking better than theothers

[@thosebastards8112]

Yeah but the cure for fear is knowledge. Without knowledge of some kind you'd be fuck. Academic and life skills are a good balance.

[@owenwu7995]

Al Capuccino "getting a better score at school doesn't mean you're smart. Learning a lot means that you have a lot of knowledge, more than others. It doesn't mean that you think better than others"

[@mjnguyen2957]

owen wu idk how those asians can even have that much brain capacity because im asian and I work my butt off from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. on homework and still get low grades

[@Human791]

Lol white people seem very jealous on the comment section.

[@cantankerouspatriarch4981]

+TRUMP WON, Asians are the world's majority group, particularly Han Chinese. Don't call me racist, I say this as a half Asian.

[@AGJ117]

Now, I'm not gonna sugar coat it He means in countries where White people are the majority.

[@sugarkats21]

Now, I'm not gonna sugar coat it The world's, yes, not in America/Canada though.

[@alfredhitchcock45]

My favorite example is the UFC. The Asians who taught the whites martial arts, are always bowing, very polite and courteous but the whites beat them up in the octagon. Becauase they don't have to conform to this nonsense bullshit of tradition

[@TheGreatslyfer]

+John Gold What does that have to do with my point? My point was that the majority of comments here claim that asians do not have a genetic advantage when it comes to intelligence in comparison to whites, when they themselves would be the ones to say that whites have a genetic advantage when it comes to intelligence in comparison to whites. You can see this by going in to many race realism videos where the comment sections repeatedly state lines similar to "See? Even with all these factors equalized, whites have higher IQ scores than blacks". It's just hypocritical to see them say genetics for intelligence exist when comparing whites and blacks, but do not exist when comparing asians and whites.

[@PhaQ2]

As a child labeled as "gifted", I became complacent once I was made aware of my exceeding abilities. If my parents had family ethics similar to that found among Asian families, I would most likely have been far more financially successful in my life. But, my parents were more concerned about having a life filled with love and joy (hippies), not so much about the $. I have had a very rich life.

[@FreedomVengeance]

I'm a B-sian. An asian who gets B's. In all seriousness though, I think there are more important things in life than just studying for exams. It not just fun and games but it's definately not studying extremely hard for something so meager.

[@gigachad1983]

Then im C-sian and elon musk is A-sian

[@unearthedtruths]

The whole Asians are smarter is a false concept. It depends on how hard their parents are on them because their intelligence rests on a reflection of their family, community and the honor it brings them. They are shamed if they don't achieve perfection and therefore are forced to do more to make their parents proud. This is great family values but it can be stressful to the children but academics isn't hard to master if you are constantly practicing and studying. They apply themselves more than westerners. I got along with Asians more than most other people.

[@cheeko4319]

true that,my dad makes me do Physics and Complex algebra even when I'm in grade 6(He pushed me to do hard maths since I was 5)

[@unearthedtruths]

I understand. Because my family is foreign and exceeds more than most western people.

[@unearthedtruths]

But its good to have that knowledge. You can use it for something you may want to get into like business.

[@cheeko4319]

unearthedtruths I know,I want to be a Mathematician when I grow up(and maybe scientist and doctor or youtuber)

[@unearthedtruths]

Indeed

[@deuchstein9765]

I had a dysfunctional childhood and never learned to apply myself in school, I think not so much forcing your kids to do good but having your kids try their best is very important.

[@clarencewilliams5545]

Amazing ! no doubt..but looking into the Childrens faces..well,you can see some anger and some despair with being pushed very hard.but I really wish the best future for these students but also hope they will have a social life and also a happy life and not fall into anger,depression or have some resentments towards their parents.very impressive though.3thumbsup

[@ythsh]

My IQ is 142 (I'm a mensa) but I am not so successful. I've dropped out of 3 different universities, and never finished post graduate studies. Also, I have various personality disorders and medical conditions (PTSD is one of them). My sister's IQ is measured to be around 110, but she has earned a doctorate from an Ivy league school. She already has an amazing job with high paying salary and benefits, while I'm still struggling to finish school.

[@fevgomeli1951]

Its all about determination, back in High School here in the US, I didnt care too much, so my grades werent the best, In college I decided to try a little harder and i got a bunch of As, my parents didnt pressure me or were on top of me for me to come home with the best possible school results.

[@foxyblue1428]

i’m also asian( indian) and ive been held up to that “really good at math” stereotype and my non asian friends would always compare our grades. But when i got an 80 they go “i thought you were supposed to be good at math”. That’s really annoying for me 😥

[@nadogi]

Anyone who thinks "Asians" (however you define that term) are universally smarter than everyone else should come live in an Asian country for a while. Sure, you have intelligent and educated people and there is generally a strong emphasis on education, but there are just as many stupid, ignorant and uneducated bafoons living here (as well as people of average intelligence) as anywher else. One Chinese girl I knew in Beijing didn't know there was a war going on in Afghanistan. Several Taiwanese tourists I've met in Japan say many Japanese have never heard of Taiwan and confuse it with Thailand. Considering Taiwan is right next to Japan and used to be a Japanese colony, this is akin to a French person having never heard of Algeria or a Brit having never heard of India. One mistake is to assume immigrant populations are representative of the whole of the populations from which they descend. The people who emigrate from China and Korea often come from highly educated, academic backgrounds to begin with. If, instead you had semi-illiterate farmers and migrant workers from Sichuan migrating to New Zealand, Europe or North America, I think people would have a different picture of East Asians.

[@ladtown1274]

Sargon ii. I live in taiwan. i couldn't agree more that you will find these kids to be as dumb as a box of rocks if it has anything to do with common sense. if they can't memorize their answer, there is not a chance that they will be able to survive.

[@nadogi]

Joshua Dent Yeah, education in China and Japan is very theoretical and often heavily geared towards blind memorization, in other words, memorize Chapter XYZ of this textbook until you can recite it in your sleep, but don't try to explain or analyse what it's saying. This is partially why people in China and Japan study English for 6-7 years, but still can't say anything beyond the standard "hello", "how are you" "I'm fine, thank you" when they graduate.

[@gunnars4481]

"One Chinese girl I knew in Beijing didn't know there was a war going on in Afghanistan." So she's supposed to magically know something that is rarely mentioned in Chinese news, because it has nothing to do with China? That makes her less intelligence? Are you or most Americans aware that this is regularly rioting and fighting in Xinjiang because a part of the population wants to break away from China? Does that make people stupid if they don't know that? By the way, knowledge and education have absolutely nothing to do with intelligence. People with higher intelligence tend to be more curious and hence, to seek out more knowledge, and tend to do better in school, but most IQ tests focus on solving logical problems instead of testing how much knowledge you have. Your IQ is mostly genetic and doesn't change depending on how much education or knowledge you have.

[@nadogi]

Victor Kim "So she's supposed to magically know something that is rarely mentioned in Chinese news, because it has nothing to do with China? That makes her less intelligence?" ---> No, but it does mean she's ignorant. Afghanistan shares a fucking border with China. World events are reported on Chinese news, btw. While I was there the Arab spring and the conflict in Libya were being covered by CCTV. You don't need magic to know about this in China. A few years ago, human rights abuses in North Korea were rarely reported in Western media, and yes, I have called Westerners ignoramuses for not knowing about that, too. ----> "Are you or most Americans [...]" Please stop assuming everyone on KZbin is writing from America. "[...]aware that this is regularly rioting and fighting in Xinjiang because a part of the population wants to break away from China? Does that make people stupid if they don't know that?" Despite the rhetorical nature of your question, yes, I am very aware that Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in Western China riot in Xinjiang, and I wish more people know about it, but no, I don't expect every Westerner to know about Xinjiang. Afghanistan, however, directly shares a border with China. Taiwan used to be a Japanese colony and is located just south of Okinawa. If someone from Japan doesn't know that there's an island (de facto) nation they used to occupy called Taiwan, then yes, I'll call him/her an ignoramus. No, being ignorant doen't necessarily mean someone is unintelligent, but it does disprove the stereotype that all Asians excell in education. Also, this is NOT meant to imply that East Asian people as a whole are stupid/ignorant -- only that there are just as many uneducated ignoramouses here than in any other part of the world, and that Chinese expat communities in Western countries already represent an exceptionally well-educated and hard-working part of the population, not the average person in China (expat communities in general are never fully representative of their home countries).

[@DanielBlak]

You should clarify between raised-in-Asia students and raised-in-the-West students. Because the latter are just straight up Western and treating them any different is plain racism. Anyone who moved here before they were ~8 years old is definitely Western.

[@xijinping9576]

why 8? are u discriminating against others older than that?

[@schattensand]

Jack Goff He could say 10 as well. What he means is sexual awakening. If you change a country before puberty you will absorbe it in any aspect. If it is past that date you may not, or many may not. You mindset is fixed during that phase.

[@DanielBlak]

I think the age is actually 7, but there's a point in your life where if you move to another country, you can be be completely indoctrinated by it's culture. The older you are when you emigrate, the more resistant you are to cultural integration (it's why people who move away when they're younger lose their accents faster).

[@xijinping9576]

schattensand it was joke...

[@SirChristopherMcFarlane]

This guy is racist, man. Look at the shite in the description.

[@rickyhou4249]

They look so happy. Not all Asians are like them. If you are not like one of them, you will never understand what these 3 girls went through to be like this. They have smiles on their faces right? They look relaxed right? You know how that talked about "she just made me do it", you have no idea what "made me" means.

[@rickyhou4249]

+Spiritus Sancti I was raised like them, yeah I'm excellent at math and science and so what I can play the piano, in the end we don't socialize or go out with friends, we are not capable of communicating with other people and, if I become a parent I'd raise my kid like an American running around doing whatever he wants.

[@aronhighgrove4100]

@Politically correct speech isn't my thing, fk off Useless results yes. They keep creating little machines.

[@tohdohsibir]

We're no more or less smarter than other ethnic groups. Anyone can be a genius. However, hundreds of years of culture (Confucian ethics and such) motivates and drives us to work our butts off, making us seem quite successful and "smart" as a whole. (I do know plenty of exceptions though haha. Dumb Asians do exist, and I must admit I've had a few dumb moments myself.)

[@mickymickymike4105]

+Thùy-Anh Thái You're absolutely right! Culture plays a big part on why humans are the way that they are. You get parents who are more into sports than education, their child will most likely value sports over education; you get parents who are more into education than sports, their child will most likely value education over sports. And the list goes on and on about what's more important to different cultures.

[@mickymickymike4105]

***** High IQ does not determine a person's overall intelligence. It just shows that they are good test takers, that's it. I have many friends who have high IQ's and go to Mensa gatherings and a lot of them are socially awkward and lack common sense. You can have all the book smarts in the world but if you can't communicate effectively with people, know how to handle stress, make money, then what good is having a high IQ? In my personal opinion, creativity far outweighs anything you can learn at a school. Even Einstein said that imagination is more important than knowledge. I use my imagination all the time to get things done. Just the other day my neighbor asked me to fix her garage because her lines had snapped. Granted, I've never worked on a garage and had no idea how it was done. So, I basically stood out there, examined where the lines broke off at and where the lines were located at, I measured how long the lines were and the thickness, took it to a hardware store, got the same exact lines, and put new lines up by just looking at it and imagining where it would go before working. I fix a lot of problems this way. When I look at something for a long time, I figure it out and fix it. This skill is something an IQ test won't teach you. I'm all about survival, making money, and being practical.

[@mickymickymike4105]

***** I'm an individual so I think on an individual level. I could care less about statistics about this or that. I just worry about what I can do and my success.

[@tohdohsibir]

1. So what if Hong Kong and Singapore have the highest IQ? They can't even hold a candle to Greece, who have made monumental contributions to mathematics, science, philosophy, language, and culture that at least 90% (if not 99%) of the world uses today. Our buildings don't use Hong Kong columns and we don't learn Singaporean geometry. 2. Does it matter? 3. Those are not more than 80 countries. Spouting facts does not contribute anything meaningful to the conversation. And what do cancer rates have anything to do with this? Creativity and ingenuity drive the top dogs of this world (then and now), not abitrary measures of intelligence that parents use to brag about their "gifted" children.

[@mickymickymike4105]

***** Not to be offensive or anything, but why are you posting your life story and achievements as if anyone on here cares? If you did all that then good for you, man. Can you please stop spamming comments?

[@johnnybee2517]

Absolutely they are smarter. They work hard and deserve recognition. They are an asset to the human race.

[@UNKNOWN-dx7iy]

What about European scientists who have concocted enormous endowment this world

[@nukebuster]

Bruh what about African snd European musical concepts and contributions

[@UNKNOWN-dx7iy]

Asset to the human race? Are western musicians, scientists, chemists, artist contributions a joke for you? Well, your knowledge and cognizance are a tremendous joke. Read books rather than squandering your time upon the internet. There are sagacious western scientists such as Einstein, Keplerr, tesla curie, newton, Galileo capernicus Mendeleev, hawking, and thousands of thousands of European scientists who made contributions in chemistry molecular biology, technology, astronomy, physics, physiology, and so forth

[@sige7]

Man these replies are retarded. Praising one doesn't discredit or ignore the other.

[@disobey8828]

Asian White>>>>>>>>>>Rest of the world XD

[@joemolinaro5316]

Joe Molinaro3 months ago If Asians were smarter, they would had invented all the marvels that we enjoy in life, but no, we did, Europeans and their descendants and we even went there and teach them how to built things, cars, airplanes, trains, televisions and everything else. all they did, after 1945(Japan) was supplying the cheap labor, same as today China, but everything imaginable that you can think about it was invented by us...EUROPEANS and their descendants...

[@Tristar10h]

Your world view is incomplete and too simplistic. Just like the Chinese thought a thousand years ago that paper, gunpowder, compass, etc. represent the most important invention of humankind. Now the West believe those inventions for the last 200 years represent the pinnacle of human civilization. Let me tell you young man, gunpowder enable the West to conquer the Natives and enslave Africans, paper allows the West to spread and expand knowledge and Bible, and compass enable the European to navigate to the "unknown" world. Colonialism and conquering of the New World allow the West to reach critical mass to achieved Industrial Age and hence all the modern inventions. China is the RICHEST, most CIVILIZED, and most INNOVATIVE country in most of human history except the last 200 years when the West robbed, steal, and cheated China of her vast wealth accumulated for the last few thousands of years. Wealth from ill-gained resources enable the West to invent, and inventions created wealth... Nothing to do with high IQ. ALL your wealth and INVENTIONS are a result of your ancestor's ill-gained path to success.

[@Tristar10h]

Joe Molinaro I do not deny the West has make some critical break-through allowing the acceleration of inventions for the last 200 years. The truth is China, and the rest of the world, will invent more things for the next 20 years than the last 200 years when she achieved in becoming a developed country. Most people have no idea how vast and diverse this universe is out of many multiverse.

[@joemolinaro5316]

Hey, Good Mornoonevenight Trust me on this one...we will never permit that...this is a huge...TRUST ME...for me and for you...our Western Bankers and Industrialists, which controls Chinas industry, WILL NEVER GO FOR THAT...China is just a big timing bomb...WAITING TO EXPLODE... and WE...yes...WE, will detonate that bomb...just wait...because of all the garbage, people say that I am talking....TIME WILL PROVE ME RIGHT...JOE MOLINARO WILL COME BACK HERE ON UTUBE ONE DAY TO COME AND WILL TELL EVERYBODY...I TOLD YOU SO...

[@joemolinaro5316]

Hey, Good Mornoonevenight Another thing here is...the fact that , if this video was posted in New Zealand, praising the Asians, I understand their FEAR there...New Zealand and Australia are very close to China and when the bomb detonates NEXT, it will be a mayor problem on those two countries, due to the proximity to China, but anyway...the U.S.A. and Europe are watching closely and keep in mind this, that New Zealand and Australia combined, have less population that the State of California, so...the fear is very understandable.

[@chebobo9793]

joe you posted things in english, italian and spanish and also latin?, is that latin?

[@peter8488]

It's culture, it's determination, I was in school and decided that I would apply myself in astronomy to "be number one" of the class, it worked, top grades, finishing tests before all including Asians, it felt good to know that I could do this, what I lacked was focus and cultural background that would keep me on track.

[@xwrtk]

I went to a diverse high school and my IB plus honors schools had diverse groups of students. My high school unofficially had some 4.0+ gpa students compare GPA’s to see who was the highest and 3 Latino students were the highest at graduation. I wasn’t that in shock as an Asian student as I knew these particular people truly excelled. Sometimes but not all the time. Many Asian parents push students to do well to point that some don’t have time for other activities or friends.

[@Jianju69]

Any child could do very well academically if they had their parents constantly supervising them & pushing them to accomplish ever higher goals.

[@TheOfficialThatmanJT]

That’s not true your comment is dumb and a lie.

[@elliottlau7688]

2.41 It's worth remembering that English is "his" second language

[@johnkim8907]

Not only study, for example, a few Asian poker players won the main event of WSOP like Johnny Chen two in a row, Scott Nguyen, Jerry Yang, most recently I forgot his name the guy won the WSOP main event in 2016. I didn't see any Black or Hispanic main event WSOP champion yet.

[@cathym4138]

But what about schools who don't carry the subjects needed for their certain students to excel? Because their are some things people are good at but some schools don't carry that subject and by the time they are out of school it is to late for them to learn all of the things needed for that career, take sewing or soft materials for instance, if you want to work in the fashion industry you need that subject but a lot of schools don't carry it or only take it up to year eight or nine and then you cant do it anymore. Its unfair for those students who excel in that area but maybe not another like music, or PE.

[@KX5Kat]

Absolutely not, I work in Korea as a teacher. Which university you attend in places like China, Korea and Japan determines your friends, job, income and social status, quite literally. Getting into these universities is based on a single entrance exam. This entrance exam is excruciatingly difficult, not because it's complex, but because of the shear volume of rote memorisation required. It's like someone asking you to take a test on the Yellow Pages. Korea consistently has some of the highest test scores in the world, yet hasn't won a single Nobel Prize. Almost no emphasis is placed on practical application. This is especially true for languages. I've met Korean English teachers who have never written a single English essay in their life, even while at university studying English. Unsurprisingly, they can ace an MCQ test, but are absolutely terrible at speaking English. TLDR, Asians memorise hard to pass tests, not to learn, and they usually can't apply what they've learned.

[@aronhighgrove4100]

"but because of the shear volume of rote memorisation required" Thanks for confirming it.

[@thejiminator8816]

@@jnek8044 Brains are ineffably complex. Its far more complicated than just saying bigger brains lead to greater intellect. Exempli Gratia, Pierre-Simon Laplace had a smaller brain than average, and yet, is one of the greatest mathematicians of all time.

[@killbot86]

Put this into perspective, two years ago, a white Australian girl from Geelong failed to get into the university of her choice coz she didn't get the marks and what did her parents do?? They sued the school of course coz they reckon the school failed to educate their daughter properly and cost her a spot at a prestigious university.......

[@arshiastrash]

I-

[@victoriamatthews5108]

In the USA, many school systems hire younger teachers from programs like America’s Choice, or Teach for America, or some other groups and develop a reciprocal partnership to get a financial, federal kick-back in funds. Why keep an experienced senior teacher making an up-graded salary when they can hire an inexperienced young teacher and pay that person much less? Also, by firing a senior teacher, they can save the system money by not paying benefits like health insurance and life insurance. Unfortunately, money is more important to them than cultivated education. So aside from 14th amendment violations practiced by some preferential principals, money is another motive for firing tenured senior teachers. If these senior teachers do not retire, or resign then, they are issued unsatisfactory evaluations, or their working environment is made uncomfortable. . . In other countries, experienced, senior teachers are greatly valued and respected for their knowledge. Perhaps that is the reason that “U.S. students’ academic achievement still lags that of their peers in many other countries.” www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/02/15/u-s-students-internationally-math-science/

[@amandatao1849]

Is it bad to assume that they're kind of lying when the parents are being asked "how they motivate/force their children to do things"? I feel like they would force them by smacking them or like disciplining them lol.

[@Phantom_madman]

what is the song in the beginning, so soothing

[@letrongdu7951]

could someone please tell me the name of the song at 0:37

[@Phantom_madman]

LOOKING FOR IT TOO

[@ahhwe-any7434]

I don't always think I'm the brightest. I do feel pressure, but something's I am naturally good at. Something's I actually have to work at. But when I feel insecure, I can always get on the internet...

[@xenia7530]

I’m Russian and I guess half of Russia is in Asia? So I’m part Asian? 😂 Idk. Anyway, I went to art school, music school and Russian school when I was a kid, came home usually at 11 pm and also started practicing the piano and violin from a very young age. I also had tutors in maths on the weekends so my education was pretty similar to this.

[@Guppyg53]

There are only a few Asians at my school, and I guess they weren't born anywhere in Asia (or their parents aren't traditional/stereotypical strict), and generally I have better grades than them in AP classes... I don't think it has to do with race. It has to do with parents, and the individual

[@lyfxyz12]

Yes, there are so many different kinds of Asians.

[@Baleur]

Considering that Asian, Europeans etc aren't a "race" per say (we're all biologically part of the same Homo Sapiens race), you're right. It's based on the culture and society in which the person is grown up in.

[@uayfb1]

Baleur Agreed. If you start saying that one "race" is higher intellectually than another you are back at race differentiation again. And we all know where that can end. Just check recent (last 100 years or so) history.

[@Jenab7]

Baleur No, you are wrong. The races of mankind are related, but not as closely as relationships within a race. Each race as a different distribution of the alleles (variations of a gene) that contribute to intelligence. If you compare this to somebody rolling a handful of 10-sided dice, but it isn't required that each dice have a face for each of the digits 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10. Some races might be rolling dice with these numbers on their faces: 3,5,5,7,7,7,8,8,9,10. Another race might be rolling dice with these numbers: 1,1,2,2,4,5,7,8,8,9. This will make the averages of many rolls be different.

[@xijinping9576]

how does mediocre hs ap grades correlate with iq?

[@007MrYang]

I don't think IQ is actually that important. My theory is that the main difference between average people and geniuses, is their emotional disposition towards academics. I think that since they enjoy the challenge and the rewards of learning something like mathematics, they are more likely to keep trying after they fail. And that they are also more likely to dedicate more of their free time to these pursuits.

[@007MrYang]

Of course, I'm not saying this is always the case.

[@byronlance6270]

007MrYang i get what u mean, plus higher IQs can be a mental strain at times... Well most of the time lol, as it goes with great power comes great responsibility? Haha

[@jsparrow7984]

Whats the name of that song she played on the piano?

[@batelshimoni1078]

Well, sometimes, kids don't know what they want or what's good for them. I didn't know I liked math before my dad drilled it to me when I was in first grade. We just played around while solving but my dad emphasized the perfect score a lot. It's actually an enjoyable experience as opposed to the Western point of view that "studying is hard and for nerds only". There is enjoyment in it that gets you hooked.

[@infiltr80r]

Sadly, the disciplining often adversely affects creativity. Nothing comes for free. As we know, many who do poorly in school become successful in the real world.

[@alvincay100]

Not true. Forced conformity adversely affects creativity and their is plenty of that in Asian culture. However, discipline can be achieved without forcing conformity. Many of the great artist and musicians of the Europe were forced by their parents to play as children.

[@infiltr80r]

Calvin Smith There's a fine line between those two things, most parents get it wrong.

[@skychaos87]

It boils down to competitiveness. Asia and most of its countries are under developed, people are poor. They have the drive and determination to succeed. While most people in west or the more developed countries are living off their predecessor's success, thus are more willing to stay 2nd since they don't worry much about their future.

[@harrymcnicholas9468]

Please excuse me but Japanese, Koreans, Taiwanese, Singaporeans and most Chinese are not poor.

[@Lilili9781]

很明显，亚洲人更聪明这个议题只局限于中日韩三国或者再加上越南，他们拥有更先进的文明和思想你可以简称为儒家文化，哪怕今天的越南任然贫穷但是20年之后他会超越欧洲大部分国家。

[@mav1877]

Loved the pop-up commentaries.

[@yijunxiao]

Google should do something to the comments section. I've been reading people shitting each other the whole night and I didn't even watch this video.

[@user-yb9od9pe9v]

Asian got intelligence, but not creativity. That's why most inventors are not Asian

[@user-yb9od9pe9v]

and the thing is... SOME asians are smart. like some westerners are smart lol

[@Teytuu]

*facepalm*

[@yunbai8867]

creativity................

[@iwouldkilltobelikeu]

Hey. Some Chinese scientists recently re modified the Dna of a fetus. First time ever. Also heard the Core people for creating the first 'real' cloaking technology were Chinese. Artificial photosynthesis made gigantic headway by some Chinese dudes. Research before you speak.

[@MsHojat]

Brain size doesn't necessarily correlate to brain performance. It's very hard to deny parenting's influence when the correlation between successful/pressure parenting and student success is very significant. The best way to scientifically gauge the situation would be to examine non-asian children raised by successful/pressure parenting (preferably Asian parents for consistency sake) vs Asian children raised by non-successful/pressure parenting (preferrably not Asian parents for consistency sake). I do not know if there have been any studies like that. From personal observation, I've noticed that effort correlates to success in school by a large factor, but nonetheless many non-asian people including myself would still get very high marks while putting very little effort into things at all (I would frequently never do homework). How many Asian-raised kids never do their homework? Conversely, I have seen many non-Asian students perform very well due to putting significant amount of effort into their work/learning. Overall it seems to me personally that race is not a factor, or at least not a significant-enough one to notice. Asian is an extremely broad term; there's Kazakhs to Japanese to Indonesian and everything in between. It's difficult to measure anything when broad generalizations are made regarding a population. There are extremely significant genetic differences within the large Asian region. Lastly the statement made that some Asians may be self-motivated or more disciplined rather than affected by their parents doesn't make them "smarter" (smart is a terribly vague term), just more determined, and who says that some non-Asians aren't also self-motivated/dsciplined? The research result that non-Asian "tiger children" get beaten by Asian "tiger children" is interesting. Are there source for the studies that the video author keeps mentioning? The point that Sargon II made is very significant. In a local setting, a significant (and/or majority) number of Asians may have poor performance, just that due to large volumes of populations in many Asian countries, the emigrants that get picked out to immigrate to other/more- developed countries will be top of the line, be it parenting-wise, or genetic-wise.

[@joeschultz2]

MrKimchiNinja Yes, but where is the evidence that cranial capacity or the brain weight to body weight ratio correlates to the early growth of civilization or inventions useful for survival among homo sapiens of different population groups? Because while Homo Sapien has a superior brain weight / body weight ratio to Homo Erectus and Neanderthal, sub-Saharan Africans made several important innovations ensuring the survival of the species as well as building large buildings and roads while Northern Europeans and East Asians lagged far behind for thousands of years. And Northern European H.Sapiens and East Asian H. Sapiens are supposed to have a higher brain weight / body weight ratio than sub-Saharan African H. Sapien. Apparently, once H.Sapienhood is achieved, small physical differences between different population groups are no longer relevant. They are relevant only when comparing Homo Sapien to other species. As the archaeological record clearly indicates, along with the work of Stephen Jay Gould.

[@RHeard76]

joeschultz2 WHOA!! Don't even try that! When you say "Northern European" are you insinuating that is where the weak recessive gene race comes from? Because "Northern Europe" people (SAMI) are dark skinned people related to the Eskimoes, etc. The weak recessive gene white race is as much from Europe as they are from North America.

[@michaels4255]

Keep in mind that a propensity to hard work and to anxiety about the future are each strongly heritable, not only IQ.

[@RavynSkye617]

I'm married to an Asian Engineer. He's not brilliant when it comes to school. In high school, he got straight As, but he STRUGGLED in University. His parents didn't 'Tiger Parent' him into doing better. Hell, he almost failed classes. I, meanwhile, am white, and was Dean's List first honors.

[@RavynSkye617]

jian ping Song - That isn't actually true. My husband is Chinese and Vietnamese and he has a bigger dick than any white guy I've ever been with before. (I haven't been with many, but still... He is as big as some of the guys in porn!). White men do NOT have bigger dicks than Asian men, in general. The average penis size for all men is 5.3 inches... My husband happens to be 8 inches long (I once measured, to prove to him that he was big, because he didn't believe me when I said that he was hurting me sometimes... He just assumed that he wasn't big, because he was Asian. He thought he was average. I had to tell him that NO, he was NOT average, he was BIG, so he has to be careful!) He is REALLY BIG, by any standard.

[@RavynSkye617]

Jack Penny - My husband wouldn't share, but even if he would, I couldn't be with a guy who blows his load so quickly with such little stimulation. Premature ejaculators are really, really sad. I hear they have medication to help you out with your sexual dysfunction.

[@RavynSkye617]

***** - If your intention is to slag off Jack Penny, then why the fuck are you talking shit about my husband? Have you even read the thread? LOLOLOL

[@shootingmen]

+Ravyn Skye Why are you discriminating against premature ejaculators ? This makes me really sad.

[@RavynSkye617]

Jack Penny - Not yet. Here's hoping someday I will. Also, you DO know that 'mongoloid' isn't an insult, right?

[@cocod4297]

my gosh, I'm Chinese, but my mom is totally western style. I feel more connection with non-Asain in a lot of ways though I went to study abroad when I was already at the age of 17.

[@SweetSinger789]

same, I don't know mandarin because my mum doesn't know it. :/

[@robertusa4547]

I think hard work makes smarter.

[@harrymcnicholas9468]

You are correct. Nobody ever accomplished anything by sitting on their ass.

[@ciarandevaney385]

It's not too hard to be smarter than beer guzzling Aussies really

[@bigfruit6854]

Yeah, my niece has telegraphic memory at age of 2 I found out, now she is in high school and the debate leader for the school, and won the numero uno numerous time at debate tournament.

[@andyweb7779]

Why is it always violin and piano they get kids to learn? I learnt the guitar all by myself :) no force necessary.. it just called to me like a siren (I learned how to spell that word tonight so I'm using it again while it's fresh) in the night !

[@shinjaokinawa5122]

There's an old Japanese saying "Hard work beats natural Genius".

[@joeschultz2]

***** Africans invented the spear thrower, which greatly enhanced mankind's ability to obtain food and carry on the human race. This is about as creative as you can possibly get-starting from nothing and creating a projectile weapon to bring down much more game and feed a growing population with the result. 25,000 years ago in the Congo Africans made the Ishango Bone, a tally stick which contains a column of prime numbers. Since the very concept of prime numbers means that both multiplication and division have been achieved, this means Africans invented basic mathematics far ahead of the Caucasian or Asian. Caucasians have had a nice run the last few thousand years, but by no means are they the only ones capable of creative thinking-that has been proven.

[@joeschultz2]

***** Only a cute pop star? By your picture I would think you would be a beautiful pop star. :)

[@joeschultz2]

***** LOL! So the Greeks develop geometry 3K years ago and you folks hail them as examples of superior Western civilization. The Congolese Ishango Bone shows Africans developed division, multiplication and prime numbers 25,000 years ago and you say, "So what have you done for us lately?" Pathetic!!!!

[@areawiper]

no race is smarter than another. Its all about your will to succeed. study study study is key to academic success. asains don't do nothing but go home after school and hit books rather do actually challenge themselves by doing extra curriculars like having a part time job, being an athlete etc. If other races just went home to study I guarantee you Asians wouldn't dominate academically anymore. im an African American, taking ap bio ap calculus and ap literature as a junior in highschool. its all about how bad you want to succeed.

[@sooryak9707]

I’m here 7 years later

[@spideruuu]

Love your comments. You hit the nail right on the head.

[@ojingaj30]

Samuel Barber Violin Concerto!! That is a fabulous classical work!!

[@Betty-M]

I am Korean. Most of my friends are Korean as well, and we have strict parents. I have to study all day, especially in Math and English. I think I am smart, but I'm always at the like...well, I'm never the top.

[@supremebohnenstange4102]

yes becouse there id alwyas one that studys harder and is smarter or has more luck give up beeing the best beeing the best is not worth that afford that u need to be that like in computergames aswell just be as good as you need to get a good job

[@zacharyszczepanskispence9740]

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[@madmaxx4178]

After u r successful in hacking my phone then tell me Ur smart

[@drewh22]

The video maker lost all credibility after stating that brain size had some sort of correlation with intelligence.

[@joeschultz2]

***** Neanderthals had MUCH thicker bones than us, and heavier bones are related to larger muscle mass. Scientists seem to be intent on selling Neanderthal as just another indigenous tribe who joined the mainstream-in fact he was a 6ft 6in, 350lb NFL lineman squashed down to 5ft 5in. Not scaled down-squashed down. If he ever wore pants, Neanderthal's belt size would be 75in and it would be muscle, not fat. He was a walking tank. Though his brain was slightly larger than ours on average, he was so much bulkier that his brain mass to body mass ratio was lower than ours. Probably smarter than anything else, but still no match for Homo Sapien intellectually. But at least for awhile, his physical advantage prevented Homo Sapien from successfully going into Europe until 45,000 years ago.

[@joeschultz2]

joeschultz2 You are correct. The earliest record for Homo Sapiens in Europe is 45,000 years ago. I am assuming that it was Nenderthal's size advantage that is the reason it didn't happen earlier, but that is indeed conjecture on my part.

[@rosecherry4287]

Where can I watch the full video??

[@writerreader2655]

You know, with tiger parenting the kids probably won't like you at first, but they'll probably say "It's because of my parents' push that I manage this" when they achieve something. And then after a while of pushing, your child would maybe be competitive enough by himself or at least adapt and accept it--especially if the child live in Asia for their childhood at least, so all the Asian stuffs would already be subconsciously rooted in you--then parents won't even need to push their child. Then, even when parents are not present, your child will still do well because...well, as I am Asian, for myself, before I even realise it myself, after so many good scores in my childhood because of my parents, I'll feel bad if I get bad scores and try to study harder by myself to score higher--because that's all I know how to do.

[@nikkathompson7510]

true story... When I was in school, I was the half asian kid so people were like ooooo your smart, your probably in honor class, teachers pet... So I was too ashamed to actually underperform and embarrass myself so I studied a lot until I made sure I was in honors. So from freshman to senior I was in honors, with a 4.0 GPA. However when people say were robotic in intelligence and not creative. How do explain that I am a high IQ person that can sing, and paint???

[@edisonliu1145]

Stfu j4k u just jelous

[@nikkathompson7510]

***** You make no sense whatsoever...

[@nikkathompson7510]

***** I know your being literal... Literally stupid...

[@nikkathompson7510]

***** So is your picture.

[@TheWallmartPimp]

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[@flam381]

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[@ceyang8983]

I used to study from 6:30 AM to 1:00 AM the next day in chinese high school, some of my classmate were like they never sleep at that time.

[@amisavyn3621]

i think it doesn't matter what race u "ARE" that u should always try your best and one day you'll be able to achieve ur dreams in life, also i don't like how this video targets asian ppl cuz they see asian names up on a HIGH IQ "board" in a school i mean like there are other smart ppl around the world that can be a genius as well! but the most one thing i hate is when ur asian and ur in an "american school" of course ur somehow targeted, with ppl making fun of u cuz of ur "eyes" your culture i mean thts really ignorant but dn't thumbs me down on this just like saying an american kids goes to an all asian school kinda the same situation here > _ > so really don't try to "target" someone just cuz they are oriental or a different race...

[@MrMiamiswaggz305]

So much insecurity in this videos comment section. This is pure sensationalism, chill out and watch the programming it's purely subjective opinion.

[@tklau]

I agree. The comments were too biased in my opinion. As a reporting programs, comments like those violate the simple law of unbiased reporting. The lines between journalism and plain talk-show-gossip are blurring

[@Skdkckdkdk]

I'm actually in one of the TOP classes in my class and I'm Asian... I think it's true?

[@osiswandari8889]

Has anyone done a research, how these nerds end up in life? I do really wonder if what they after is wealth, who on earth are those wealthy people? Have the become all of them? Because what i have heard there only 1persen people who have most of the wealth and power and most of these people who study hard, have just become "good" and "obedient" employees.

[@chester1234ification]

Smart is very small portion of success, we all know it. 1% intelligence and 99%, so do not struggle too much about smart or not. You will be called smart when you prepared something ahead someone else. it is very easy~!

[@Nazdahra]

+YanJun CHEN That is true to some extent. Without effort, no success. But its also somewhat simplified. There is a pretty strong correlation between intelligence as measured by modern IQ tests and success in life with regards to academia and income. A man with mere average or lower IQ is very very unlikely to become a successful doctor, scientist, entrepreneur, politician, lawyer or similar.

[@Nazdahra]

"Doctors are somf of the stupidest people I know and they dont go to jail". Well, beeing in jail is associated with low IQ since a smart person finds more constructive ways to use his abilities in general. You have a very subjective understanding of intelligence. Intelligence does not mean "knowledge", and I posted before that wisdom and IQ is not the same. But only a fool would think that doctors are not intellgent. Doctors are on average far more intelligent than the general population. By intelligent I mean able to process alot of information, see patterns and such. That is to say, intelligence as can be measured objectively rather than the subjective standards you put forth (going to jail, seeing alot of different perspective etc. -> you are moving into wisdom issues and experience, that is seperate from innate intelligence) Interesting observtion about Asians and Whites. I have noticed this myself about the creativeness issue. From what i've read there are some variations in estrogen levels. This is probably controverial though, and I don't know the exact cause of the said observation. But again, there is a clear correlation between innate IQ potential and chances of doing well academically. There are more factor that come into play when beeing able to create novel ideas, but innate intelligence is one of those factors. There certainly are many smart blacks and culture probably has some weight when explaining why african societies tend to be more dysfunctional, but culture alone does not explain all the data. As with most things, both genes and environent are factors that play in. The IQ discrepancies in the US has not changed much over the last decades despite concerted efforts to close the gap. The claim that "all races" have the EXACT same potential in intelligence is a statement without any basis in statistics or science. It is a political statement. It is infact quite the opposite of what one would expect from a reason perspective given evolution. Im not saying that any race is "superior" as that ofcourse depends on what qualities you determine as such. I think there is clear evidence of varieties though on the average between groups. Do you for instance believe that australian aboriginals have the exact same IQ potential as a Korean, even though they have been living seperate from other groups for ages. There is no plausible explanation for that. We have seen an increase in G intelligence as civilizations have developed from tribal communities to high information societies. Natural selection has been very active at times in history, and the belief that the rate of this increase and the factors that promote it have been EXACTLY the same in all geographical locations on this earth is simply a wild assumption to make.*****

[@everettfanor1989]

AMERICA!!!

[@wenlinet]

+YanJun CHEN Here we talk about "smart", not success. Being smart means better reasoning, learning, memorizing, calculating abilities

[@wong2444]

My friend is Asian and she's really freaky smart, only in 8th grade and she does geometry! Her parents r really strict and only 95 or higher is good enough for her parents especially math English and science. I'm Asian and I'm average, it really depends on the parents, 90 or higher makes my dad happy. 80 to 89 makes my dad disappointed. Lower he gets angry. My mum is a differ story. 95 or higher anything lower she'll scold me and talks about it for days. ITS SO FUDGING ANNOYING!!

[@aronhighgrove4100]

What people don't get is that this is just drilling, which does NOT make you smart, but a good immitator that makes the parents shine. It's about social status. Actually developing real skills is hard, and will not bring that many rewards. This *real* intelligence is actually discouraged by Asians.

[@raginbakin1430]

@@aronhighgrove4100 what’s your definition of “real intelligence” then? Asians earn the most money on average. If societal success isn’t an indicator of intelligence, then what is?

[@elviraflorence9268]

I am asian, i used to realize grade is everything. But after finishing school, i realize studying is much more fun once i am curious enough why. So after doing job, sometimes i study math, law, and finance, surprisingly i dont have any stress compared of studying for test. I am thinking about studying medicine, more like i just wanna live healthy for long time

[@ErdemtugsC]

I first got into school with Cambridge thing I don’t know much, can’t believe even the 10th grade math was easy when I first urned 13

[@calvinl9426]

If everyone calculate what they been doing with their time then it is very clear as to why people are doing better then other in education, careers, wealth, and life. If you take a baby from the stones age and give them the same education, same motivation, have them occupy on the same thing at the same amount of time and effort, you would get the same result. It has nothing to do with been smarter. As human we only use 10% of our brain capacity. Some people want to use a little more and some just choose not to use their brain at all. hehe

[@kc2513]

im chinese and my parents dont care whether i get a good or bad score

[@bkinouye]

There is some academic material that is difficult to grasp no matter how much time you spend studying it. For example, either you have an aptitude for learning advanced Math or you don't. I think Asian brains are better at what is needed to achieve academic success.

[@annepiolo9273]

Asian schools teaches their children to be more competitive its really hard and fun at the same time cause your friends are also your competitors. That type of system made us value our grades and how it will affect our future, Im by the way a filipina and the pressure is really hard on us asians especially when all of your relatives are on top of class and you arent. here are alot of comparing to make you feel useless and motivated at the same time. I do think that every hardship that our parents made us go through is worth it at the end. The reason that asians are considered as the smartest is because we work ten times harder than anyone else we dont let ourselves get behind others and also we accept failure and we get much better everytime we feel defeat.

[@c.s.christopher5801]

Einstein, Newton, Edison, Leonardo da Vinci, Hawking, Kant, Aritstotle, Bohr, Mozart, Beethoven, Michelangelo, Gelileo, Socrates, Darwin, Goethe etc. Now let's try Asian... Confucius? Hmm..... this is harder... Sun Tze? Fuck it, I give up.

[@UtikaCollar]

While I do agree with you to a certain extent, the only reason your able to rattle off such names is because you grew up in a westernized culture. Ask any native chinese person the same question and they can very well do the same. Its really the same case with the jews. All you really have to do is look at two things: diet and family values. Look at what jews eat and compare it with asians. Lean protein, healthy carbs, plenty of vegetables. Look at similarities in family values. Parents typically work hard for there children so all the children's mental energies can be spent studying. Add a little parental guilt/pressure and national pride and you got a recipe for success.

[@wjun0131]

Simply because you are uneducated in Asian history doesn't mean they have none. China isn't the oldest existing civilization for no reason.

[@kenellsworth9470]

@rubymickey and china doesnt kill. you are an idiot.

[@espgreg1]

sparkle sparkles So what's the reason?