The Psychology behind Nigerian-Americans success
According to research by Dr. Meg Griga and Debra Hart from the University of Massachusetts, children in homes and schools where the parents and teachers expect them to go to college often do go to college and other prestigious higher learning institutions.
It is all part of modern-day cognitive psychology that an expectation by a figure of authority to a growing child can subconsciously and ubiquitously control the child’s achievements in life.
With Nigerian parents, excellence is expected, not wished. Hence, Nigerian kids grow up knowing certain milestones must be achieved in life. When those milestones are straight A’s in class, then that is what their school report cards are going to reflect.
Raising African Children in the USA
