battle hymn of the tiger mother book review

Why did I have to miss school field trips so that I could play the piano? Why were my friends rewarded for a B when my mother was asking me why I missed the one question preventing me from getting a perfect score? Even while empathizing with Chua’s daughters, however, I completely understood and agreed with Amy Chua’s parenting methods. While reading the book, I completely empathized with Sophia and Lulu. Like Chua’s daughters, I fall under the category of “model minority.” I grew up playing hours of piano, finessing my Korean, and striving for no less than A’s in school. This book really spoke to me, and I know that it will touch countless others. It mesmerized me and I really GOT IT as I'm sure many of you will too! I’d highly recommend this book to any one, I read it in one sitting. In the end, who is the better parent? Well, that is for each of you to decide after you’ve read this amazing, humbling, and brutally honest story. I understood completely the comparisons and the clash of cultures and the bluntness and almost arrogant and insulting way these children are raised in. Chua lists some things that Chinese mothers would NEVER EVER allow their Chinese children to do. The level of respect, obedience, altruism, and integrity that is expected from the child(ren) is almost mind-numbing! An immensely enjoyable book that had me pulled in from the first page where Ms. I did, however realize that a lot of Asian children seem to be more ‘gifted’ academically, technologically, and musically but put it down to longer school hours and Saturday classes in the Asian world.īattle Hymn Of The Tiger Mother is the true story of a Chinese Mom raising her two Chinese/American daughters in the Chinese parenting way. Chinese parenting or Western parenting – which one is better? I never really gave much thought in the past about any specific differences between the two styles.

Battle hymn of the tiger mother book review