From my perspective, both Chua’s defenders and detractors misconstrue Tiger Mother, but first let’s acknowledge that of course the book wouldn’t have inflamed readers so much if they didn’t harbor the troubling suspicion that-at least in these nosebleedingly high-stakes times for upper-middle-class children-Chua was right.Įven before Hurricane Amy made landfall, anyone in the chattering class would have had to be blind not to have noticed that, in this game of-at least academic-life, Asian youth appear to be winning. play any instrument other than the piano or violin Ĭue the much-documented howl emanating from a gazillion online commenters, many crying child abuse.not be the #1 student in every subject except gym and drama.choose their own extracurricular activities. complain about not being in a school play.Here are some things my daughters, Sophia and Louisa, were never allowed to do:
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