Battle Of Hymn Of The Tiger Mother Summary
In the article, Adapted from Battle of Hymn of the Tiger Mother the author Amy Chua’s intent is to describe the differences between Chinese and Western parenting styles. She begins by explaining her personal parenting style and although her parenting style brings controversy it also demonstrates what a parent will do in order to help their children be successful. After all, a parent’s true purpose is to do what is best for their children. Is Chua harming her children or is she setting them up for success? According to Chua, “What Chinese parents understand is that nothing is fun until you’re good at it”. (Chua 306) In my personal opinion, children need that extra push. The extra push I am referring to is discipline. Chua’s parenting skill is definitely setting them up for success. The wretched part about this parenting skill is that not everyone agrees. In
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For example, “If a child comes home with an A minus on a test, a Western parent will most likely praise the child. The Chinese mother will gasp in horror and ask what went wrong”. (Chua 307) She goes on by explaining how Western mother techniques are less superior to Chinese mother’s techniques, “ Western parents can only ask their children to do their best” (Chua 306) This does not guarantee that children raised by Western parents will be successful. In conclusion, we can all agree that Chua represents parenting skills that most parents may or may not agree on but I believe that most parents agree that their child needs to be pushed, to a certain extent. I like to refer back to Rosin because I agree when she she explains that there is some truth in nothing is fun until you’re good at it but there are better ways of parenting, without insulting your children. And even though Chua’s parenting skills do differ from others at the end of the day is ultimately up to the parents how they want to raise their
For example, “If a child comes home with an A minus on a test, a Western parent will most likely praise the child. The Chinese mother will gasp in horror and ask what went wrong”. (Chua 307) She goes on by explaining how Western mother techniques are less superior to Chinese mother’s techniques, “ Western parents can only ask their children to do their best” (Chua 306) This does not guarantee that children raised by Western parents will be successful. In conclusion, we can all agree that Chua represents parenting skills that most parents may or may not agree on but I believe that most parents agree that their child needs to be pushed, to a certain extent. I like to refer back to Rosin because I agree when she she explains that there is some truth in nothing is fun until you’re good at it but there are better ways of parenting, without insulting your children. And even though Chua’s parenting skills do differ from others at the end of the day is ultimately up to the parents how they want to raise their