會中文的人一定會明白;看不懂的話,可以用字典來解釋,對不對
會中文的人一定會明白;看不懂的話,可以用字典來解釋,對不對
Aww. I must be the loser AZN guy. I'm only halfway there. :'(ATOT man we all make tons of money and have hot ass wives.
Something was lost in West were we traded excellence for mediocrity.
This style of parenthood is not the best method.
It teaches blind obedience and this entire notion that formal education and an unmotivated interest other pretentious activities equals success.
Why does the mother in the article teach their kids musical instruments? Isn't that something kids should voluntarily choose to learn because it's their passion? Not because the parents "made" them do it because that's the stereotypical version of "success."
What? Obedience to your parents is a GOOD thing. Formal eduction DOES give you the best shot at being successful at life and how is studying or playing a musical instrument pretentious?
Playing instruments also teaches you how to focus on a single task and practice practice, in order to apply those skills into your school work.
Chinese is very easy to learn. It doesn't have the complex grammer system like English or Japanese. TBH, Chinese is more efficient because of the lack of the complex aforementioned systems.
What? Obedience to your parents is a GOOD thing. Formal eduction DOES give you the best shot at being successful at life and how is studying or playing a musical instrument pretentious?
I also hated learning how to play instruments. But I kind of appreciate knowing how to play them now. I can play the Piano, Sax, and guitar, somewhat different from the stereotype of Piano, Violin, Flute, Cello, but nonetheless instruments.
Playing instruments also teaches you how to focus on a single task and practice practice, in order to apply those skills into your school work.
The article is misleading. It should mention that his applies only to asian mothers who were born and raised OUTSIDE of the US. First generation Asians who went to school and grew up around American culture are closer to white culture.
so your child plays at carnegie hall, once...like a generic robot and no one cares.
it takes a bit more f*cked up parenting to come up with a lady gaga.
I hope that was a tasteless joke that you made or you have just proved that whoever raised you possibly did a much worse job than a typical- stereo-typed chinese mother.
Aww. I must be the loser AZN guy. I'm only halfway there. :'(
im white and got a 3.85 in college. was valedictorian of my HS class. played soccer, lacrosse, clarinet in school band, and tons of computer games. where's your asian parenting now?
never allowed to do:
• attend a sleepover
• have a playdate
• be in a school play
• complain about not being in a school play
• watch TV or play computer games
• choose their own extracurricular activities
• get any grade less than an A
• not be the No. 1 student in every subject except gym and drama
• play any instrument other than the piano or violin
• not play the piano or violin.
Started reading the article and stopped after reading these stupid comments:
I was in multiple school plays
Did homework while watching tv. Played video games.
Played HS football against my parents wishes
Played the trumpet
chinese is very easy to learn. It doesn't have the complex grammer system like english or japanese. Tbh, chinese is more efficient because of the lack of the complex aforementioned systems.
WTF? It's one of the most difficult languages to learn. Did you learn it? Obviously not, because you said "Chinese".
Blind obedience is NOT.
Secondly, parents with this parenting style (of any race) teach their kids education is the key to success, which is a false notion.
Define success. Spend your life slaving away as a doctor, working 60 hours a week, in college debt until you're 45, just so you can lease some crappy E class Benz or Lexus LS and live in some suburban cookie cutter house? Give me a freaking break.
Teach your kids to think outside the box and find a away to make a great living for themselves AND have plenty of free time.
Here's a great short video on the subject by a famous blogger: (watch the whole video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NF_jIprgrVc&feature=player_embedded
He's not some get rich guru, he owns The Tech Zone and blogs at JohnChow.com. He's legit. He makes well over a million a year from his websites. But his point is that he's not only wealthy in money, but wealthy in time.
This is what is NOT taught by that parenting mindset. They're taught to be money making robots and work until your dead and live your life in the "system."
I say, make your own way. Go the path less travelled. This it he difference between Individualism and Collectivism. It's about "creating" yourself as a person. Not being a creation of the system. It's more than about money, it's about being "self made" in every sense.
Smart people have money. But wise people have time and money. It's philosophical. It's deep. Something most parents don't teach their kids.
The opposite is true. I've read articles about studies that were done and Chinese kids take twice as long to become compentent in their language than English speaking kids because Chinese is so difficult. Also, the Chinese character system is inefficient.
Having lots of money isn't everything. But having no money is.Define success. Spend your life slaving away as a doctor, working 60 hours a week, in college debt until you're 45, just so you can lease some crappy E class Benz or Lexus LS and live in some suburban cookie cutter house? Give me a freaking break.