Jaybee Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 I'm guessing most of you have heard of this new book, called "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mom". It's already generated quite a lot of widespread controversy around the world, and while I haven't had the chance to read it, I've read a small excerpt on it (which is apparently from the beginning of the book, lol). It's... really interesting, to say the least, and I'd like to hear your views on it. The excerpt, from Wall Street Journal. Another article on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hero Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 (edited) I've had to read part of another book of hers, Day of Empire, for a class I'm taking. The professor brought up this controversy she's gotten into with her newest book on the day he assigned the reading, since there'd been a New York Times editorial criticizing it that day. I read the editorial, a bit of what Amy Chua said responding to it, and a lot of the online comments. My bet is that she wrote all of the hyperbolic statements that people are saying are crazy now with a mind to stir up exactly this kind of controversy that she's stirred up. It's free media attention, and in these trying times it's getting harder and harder for Yale law professors to make their yacht and mountain house payments, so who's to blame her for it? That said, what she's arguing isn't even that extreme at the core. Amy Chua is not the first to say that North American children are self-centered and their parents spoil them. Edited January 25, 2011 by Héroe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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