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So how does someone's culture affect their learning?

A person's culture can affect their learning tremendously, especially in the secondary school setting.  These are very crucial years for a child.  Their peer group, clique, pals, posse, or whatever you want to call them is very influential in their life.  These groups are their culture.  While a person may not really hold the values of the group, it is the perception of belonging to that culture that is a factor in their learning.

A social group that dismisses the value of education may view studying or paying attention in class as a weakness, and therefore will perform poorly in school, whether or not they posess the capability.

Other groups may perfom similarly, such as the jocks(or simply athletics, if you wish) and those that must work to support their family, albeit for different reasons.  These groups may not have time to study appropriately for their classes.

On the other hand, your culture may be a positive factor in your school life.  For some groups, such as Asians, or families from a higher socioeconomic status have a tendency to push(encourage) their children to outperform the rest.

Whether good or bad, we must recognize the fact that culture groups are not absolute, and that there will always be individuals that do not completely conform to the groups standards.  Our best and brightest students may come from quite unexpected places.