@Dat Chu - I've read about the difference between how Asian (also Russian, IIRC) and westerners raise / teach their children to view learning. In essence, (and in general) Asians tend to emphasize work ethic, while westerners emphasize "smarts." So, when an Asian child does something well, they might receive praise like "you worked very hard, and you prevailed," while a westerner might get praise like "look what you did, you're so smart!"
This difference leads to Asian children who believe if they work hard enough, they can master anything, while their western counterparts believe if they don't understand something, they just aren't smart enough. Of course, this results in the western students giving up while eastern will persevere.
I hope I explained that well - it was something I read a while back which made a lot of sense. Wish I had a source. Anyway, I was lucky enough to be raised in the more eastern tradition. =)
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