Amy Chua, author of “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother”, is the subject of debate when it comes to effective parenting styles. She is a self-described “Tiger Mom”, which in short, means that she uses a strict, disciplinary style of parenting that has an emphasis on academics and the classical playing of musical instruments (piano and violin, in this case). Her children are not allowed to attend sleepovers, go on playdates, be in school plays, watch television, and many things that typical American parents let their children participate in (Adapted from "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother" 305). She raises her children to be high-achievers, and anything that falls short of high-achieving will subject her children to punishment or degradation. For …show more content…
Su Yeong Kim, an associate professor at University of Texas, studied more than 300 Chinese-American families for a decade. It was found that kids of supportive parents did best when it came to academic achievement and emotional well-being, while children of easy going parents were second best. It turns out, children of “tiger families” did worse socially and academically (325). Not only that, but as David Brooks points out in “Amy Chua Is A Wimp”, she is, in a way, isolating her children and prohibiting them from learning experiences such as “managing status rivalries, negotiating group dynamics, understanding social norms, navigating the distinction between self and group…” (313). He argues that she coddles them by not providing them the freedom to learn about these things, because she is too focused on the academic aspects of intelligence. Another thing that Chua does not seem to understand, is that some occupational areas rely more on experience rather than if one gets in an Ivy League college, for example. As Patrick Goldstein points out in “Tiger Mom vs. Tiger Mailroom”, the Hollywood industry relies more on experience than education. He also points out that many successful people did not even go to college (or dropped out) ,
It is true that every mothers and fathers strive to give their children the finest development of knowledge so that it supports them blossom in their career. Two writers who have opposing views based on the parenting techniques of children are Amy Chua, in her article “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior?” and David Brooks, in his article “Amy Chua is a Wimp.” Both of them have similarities and differences in bias in their article; there are differences in their tone and the way which they utilize evidences, but both of them depend heavily on evidence to prove their points.
“In one study of 50 Western American mothers and 48 Chinese immigrant mothers, almost 70% of the Western mothers said either that ‘stressing academic success is not good for children’ or that ‘parents need to foster the idea that learning is fun.’ By contrast, roughly 0% of the Chinese mothers felt the same way. Instead, the vast majority of the Chinese mothers said that they believe their children can be ‘the best’ students, that ‘academic achievement reflects successful parenting,’ and that if children did not excel at school then there was ‘a problem’ and parents ‘were not doing their job.’ … Chinese parents spend approximately ten times as long every day drilling academic activities with their children. By contrast, Western kids are more likely to participate in sports teams” (Chua 5). Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua is an engulfing novel which clearly distinguishes the difference between Western style of parenting and the Chinese style of parenting. The quote stated above shows some of the statistics that we completed to write this book. The story is a breathless and emotional memoir of Amy Chua, consisting mostly her two daughters and husband. While the Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother appears to be about the battle between a parent and a child and the relationship they share, the author, Amy Chua, has actually implied that it is important for the children to start developing skills early on to benefit in the future as well as be successful in their lives.
The author, Amy Chua, portrays her opinionated argument that Chinese children are more Why Chinese Mothers are Superior Why Chinese Mothers are Superior successful because of the way they are brought up in her article, “Why Chinese Mothers are Superior (2011)”. This theme is important because it compares and contrasts the tactics of Chinese mothers to Western mothers to strive for their children to be successful. This paper describes the three key arguments Chau (2011) ties into Ed124 and why Chinese parents act the way they do towards their children.
With the globalization and modernization, there is a social tendency to melt different individuals into an integral and international community. In America, individuals from different culture struggle with assimilation to the white mainstream. They find it painful but worth to mute racial identity for future success. Assimilation to an advanced culture is a somewhat progress and broaden the space for self-growth. But sometimes individuals feels pressure to force them blend in the surroundings. On the contrary, some individuals use the advantages of racial differences to exceed others in the mainstream. Amy Chua, in her essay “Why Chinese Mothers are Superior”, takes advantage of the fact that American parents underrate rote repetition and insists
In the “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell and “The Child by Tiger” by Thomas Wolfe, General Zaroff and Dick Prossner both battle internally to overcome their weaknesses that the ultimately succumb to in the end. “The Most Dangerous Game” is cited as a piece of escape literature due to the questioned ending that is perceived by the reader; “The Child by Tiger” serves as a piece of interpretive literature as the reader is left with a feeling of after-shock in the aftermath as the climax is reached. In the “The Most Dangerous Game” and “The Child by Tiger,” two men are portrayed outwardly as normal, kind-hearted individuals. The benign manner demonstrated by these men in the beginning of each story drifts like a fading starlight as the story progresses. As the dingy, opposing sides of Zaroff and Prossner are unveiled, the personalities revealed evidently show how internally kind-hearted individuals struggle in contrast to each other.
Amy Chua, the author of the book The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mom, preaches a much different message about parenting. Chua's book tells stories about the way that she has taught her two daughters. Chua epitomizes the authoritarian parenting style which she calls parenting like a 'Tiger Mom'. Just a few of the demands of a tiger mom display unreasonable standards like accepting no grade less than an A, not allowing children to play with friends or have sleepovers, no acting in school plays, and ultimately having the highest grades in every class. Not only does Chua expect nothing but perfection from her girls, but she also believes in openly shaming them in order to motivate by calling them things like garbage and fatty. Does Chua's infamous parenting style really produce any positive results or success? Children reared in authoritative parents have better potential for success than children from overly strict homes.
Generally, Chinese education is focused on repetition and memorization. Chinese students spend more time on study to improve their memory. We frequently hear that how Chinese parents treat their children like a slave, which is not true. A slave is someone who is the property of another person and has to work for that person, but Chinese parents didn’t want any return from their children. According to the article “Two Kinds”, Tan’s mother claims that “trade housecleaning services for weekly lessons and a piano for Tan”(Tan 3). Tan’s mother proved all her effort to provide Tan a better life. When Tan failed, her mother would silence for disappointment so that Tan would discover her mistake for improvement. Her mother was upset than anyone else. Besides, Chua has the similar feeling when her daughter fails. They know t...
When Amy Chua, a professor at Yale, wrote her personal memoir in 2011 called Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, controversy arose regarding the topic of an extreme parenting type called a “Tiger Mom” (Tiger Mom). When The Wall Street Journal posted an excerpt from Chua’s book on their website, it received over 7,000 comments both positive and negative including death threats (Extreme Parenting). In her book, Chua describes is forcing her 7-year old daughter to stay up all night without bathroom or drink breaks until she was able to play a certain piano piece (Extreme Parenting). Her daughter rebels, drops violin, and takes up tennis (Luscombe). Extreme parents exert great pressure on their child to meet expectations, and if they are not met, the child may be punished (Hatter). The MacMillan Dictionary defines a tiger mom as “a very strict mother who makes her children work particularly hard and restricts their free time so they continually achieve the highest grades,” (Tiger Mother).
In the article, “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior,” Amy Chua writes about how to raise a child, focusing her analysis between the modes of childcare as per Western and Chinese cultural dictates respectively (Chua 408). Amy outlines several things that her children are not allowed to do including: watching television for inordinately long hours and even, taking sleepovers. Amy’s methods have been shown to be very strict and pedagogical, quite unlike those adopted in the Western communities. She believes that Western parents tend to be soft when dealing with their children and instead, only exert dedicated effort towards the attainment of their children’s goals, unlike the Chinese mothers (Chua 408). The article makes the reader think
This short narrative is more of a tale rather than a story because there is no dialogue; no one speaks to the reader, but the narrator. The narrator knows the story, but people can sense, the he is not there himself. He knows more than what meets the eye. In Frank Stockton’s short story called “The Lady or the Tiger” which was published in 1882 and still has remained an exciting and puzzling ideal that is still practiced today. This type of ending is strange and gives the reader full control to finish the story in their own mind, thus causing much controversy and debate over the topic.
The lady and the tiger was a story with no ending, this is bothersome because it truly left everybody wondering. That is quite possibly the brilliance of the story, it forces readers to ponder their thoughts and come up with their own ending. Love has a lot to do with the story “The Lady and the Tiger”. The story gives the princess fate over her lover. The problem arose because the princess’s father will not allow her to be with him. The story takes place in a kingdom and involves the king, the princess, and her lover. The princess’s decision on which door to gesture to her lover is presumed to have a large impact on the story, which it does however the question that is which door her lover opens remains un-answered. The princess will open the door with the lady behind it, she will be able to put her jealousy and romantic emotions behind human morality.
There are different parenting styles that parents can choose when it comes to raising a child. However the tiger parenting approach is the normative type of parenting for most Asian households. The tiger parenting style is famous for the high levels of achievement parents’ demand from their children. People argue that tiger parenting does not seem to be the appropriate way to raise children because it makes children have poor mental health. However there are positive aspects of this parenting style, for example Asian youth that have experience the tiger parenting style in their homes have accomplished high academic achievement. On the other hand the tiger parenting approach is linked to severe negative outcomes for the children and youth. An example of a negative outcome of the tiger parenting approach is that is associated with higher rates of depression in the children, a lot is expected from them and their anxiety levels are high. Furthermore they are being controlled on almost every aspect of their lives and they are regularly monitored. Asian children feel the pressure their family put on them as a burden, they feel incarcerated. Children should be encouraged to take decisions from themselves instead of always doing what their parents want them to do. The adequate type of parenting stile that
“Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior” is an excerpt from Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua, a Yale Law professor. In this excerpt the author explains why Chinese children tend to be more successful in life and expresses her dislike towards Western parenting. The first idea Chua explains is a list of activities her daughters are allowed to do and not do in order to focus solely on academic progress. Second, the author demonstrates the contrast in mindset between Chinese mothers and Western mothers by explaining how Chinese mothers feel differently than Western mothers in regards to academic success and learning. Furthermore, she describes how Chinese mothers can demand things from their children. Finally, they can also say
The debate on how to raise ones ' child is something that has been argued over a long period of time and most recently due to the sudden increase in child births around the world. What has really been brought into the discussion though is the type of parenting styles that are out there. There are the lenient parents who give their children room to grow and freedom to do what they please because they believe that is what is best for them. Then on the other side there are tiger parents. Tiger parents are defined as strict or demanding parents who push their children to be successful academically by obtaining high levels of scholastic and academic achievement. To sum it up they are the parents who want to push their children towards greatness
Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1959, Andrea Jun’s parents were both of Asian descent. Her Father was an architect, and her Mother was an engineer. When she was two years old, her family had moved to Wellesley, Massachusetts. She was also not an only child – she was a sibling of one younger brother. When Andrea Jung was five years old, she took piano lessons, and studied the Mandarin language. At a young age, Andrea Jung’s education had already took a leap above what other children had. Despite this, she has admitted to not being the best student. However, with her parents policy of giving her something she really wanted to have if she got high grades (such as colored pencils, for example), it was enough to push her to make all A’s in her academic career. According to Andrea Jung, i...