Pendulum needs to swing back a little the other way, and this may help that process’ The Lady The “self-esteem” agenda has been a disaster. She is right that Western children are often spoilt and stupid. Her methods work: her daughter is aīrilliant pianist. ‘ has done a valuable job in shining a light on the education system and opening a dialogue. It is not hard to understand if you know the milieu, and not hard either to feel a sneakingĪdmiration for her’ India Knight, Sunday Times ‘For all the breeziness of her writing, for all her frankly lunatic methods, for all the headline-grabbing outrageousness of her views on parenting, Chua remains a second- generation immigrant who ‘The central tenet of Chinese parenting – that children gain confidence by being good at things, and the only way to be good at things is to work hard at them – seems pretty hard to argue with.Īnd there’s something else: I like the sound of her daughters’ Sunday Telegraphīattle Hymn updated prelims.indd iBattle Hymn updated prelims.indd i 15:02:57 15:02:57 Is it possible that we should mind our Tiger Mother?’ New York Review of Books ‘Chua’s point is that a delusional culture based on unearned self-esteem can’t for long be a realistic player in global competitionįor influence, power, and resources. It is application that is needed, not privilege’ TLS Symbol with a democratic message: everybody can achieve excellence. ‘In her self-declared battle, has painted the device of the violin on her standard: a symbol of refinement and expertise, and of hard-earned, individual achievements over mass culture. ‘Entertaining, bracingly honest and, yes, thought-provoking’ New York Times Book Review Mainstream in the west as it is in China’ Guardian ‘With a breezy style and slick logic, Chua draws cultural stereotypes that filter out one central fact: her approach to parenting is as I will polish those rough diamonds of mine’ Irish Times Ever since reading about her I’ve decided to become a little bit harder,Īnd that’s a good thing. ‘Her exhortations for perfection struck a little chord in me. Which it is very difficult to argue’ Time magazine It’s the tale of an immigrant striver,ĭetermined to make a better life for himself and his family in a nation where such dreams are still possible … Hard work, persistence, no patience for excuses: whether Chinese or American, that sounds like a prescription for success with ‘Think of Battle Hymm of the Tiger Mother as a well timed taunt aimed at our own complacent sense of superiority, our belief that America will always come out on top. More praise for Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother

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