There is an article in Toronto Star on August 15th, 2006.
The title is " Chasing dreams instead of marks - Panel's advice for Chinese-Canadians, Work on social skills, not just grades"
Below are some important stats:
Yau found that 80 per cent of Chinese students were deemed to be university-bound a full 20 percentage points above their peers. But they fell short compared with non-Chinese students on how confident they felt about all the other essential skills:
Speaking up in class: 24 per cent of Chinese students reported doing so vs. 39 per cent of other students;
Social skills: 55 per cent vs. 74 per cent;
Oral skills: 32 per cent vs. 57 per cent;
Writing skills: 31 per cent vs. 51 per cent;
Research skills: 45 per cent vs. 54 per cent;
Problem-solving skills: 46 per cent vs. 58 per cent;
Leadership skills: 32 per cent vs. 54 per cent.