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Show Ability over effort In a recent study, when American parents were asked what accounts for academic achievement, they overwheJmingly answered, ability. Japanese parents answered, effort That accounts for the extraordinary difference in measured achievement in the difficult studies of science and mathematics. Americans say they have not the aptitude for it and can't do it. By contrast, the Japanese respond by redoubling their efforts. Dennis P. Doyle Senior Research Fellow Hudson Institute |