Tell me what you believe this cartoon is trying to say. Do you agree or disagree with this idea? Try and look at this from two different perspectives. What is your perspective? What would be an adult/teacher's perspective?
This picture shows the different study habits of China, India, and USA. It also shows the different stereotypes we encounter when we talk about these countries regarding study habits. Everyone thinks of the Chinese as math geeks, India as the science geniuses, and the USA as the lazy ones who do not do anything. You can never fully agree to a stereotype because stereotypes to not apply to 100% of that race, gender, or other stereotypes you might see. You would have to be ignorant to think that stereotypes apply to everyone. In a sense, though, the top student of your class may be Chinese or Indian and it can make the stereotypes stronger. While maybe not everyone of a certain stereotype fits in their given stereotype, a large number of people may have started the stereotype. Maybe you think that all Chinese are math geeks because almost every Chinese you know is good at math. Or maybe you think that all Indians are science wizards because almost every Indian you know is unnaturally good at science. Maybe it is because they work hard. Or maybe it is their culture to work harder. If I were a teacher and every Indian student I had at straight As then I would most likely somewhat believe in this stereotype.
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