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3.54 AVERAGE
3.54 AVERAGE
I totally loved reading this book. Amy maybe the devil to her kids but she comes across as a straightforward person who is not afraid to do what she believes. Unlike most of us who generally give in to societal pressures, Amy took on the task of being a mom with her kids interest as the sole focus. No doubt she got carried away with Lulu - I felt she was too harsh with her too. But the book makes 2 excellent points.
1. A kid needs a parent not a "friend" atleast not until they are old enough to make mature decisions.
2. Kids have very short attention spans - they ll try a million things and when they taste a little success with it, they look for something else. That's why I feel a stricter approach by parents makes some sense. Though I wouldn't go so far as Ms Chua.
Amy Chua's writing style is to the point. Some of her trials will have you in splits. She comes across as a likeable person despite her extreme child raising strategies. I am glad I read this book.
1. A kid needs a parent not a "friend" atleast not until they are old enough to make mature decisions.
2. Kids have very short attention spans - they ll try a million things and when they taste a little success with it, they look for something else. That's why I feel a stricter approach by parents makes some sense. Though I wouldn't go so far as Ms Chua.
Amy Chua's writing style is to the point. Some of her trials will have you in splits. She comes across as a likeable person despite her extreme child raising strategies. I am glad I read this book.
challenging
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reflective
fast-paced
Very readable, so I'll give the writing high marks. However, Amy Chua so infuriated me during this book that I didn't enjoy it. Having lost my mother at a relatively young age (19), I'm so glad that my limited time with her wasn't spent being browbeaten.
Turns out I'm a bit of a Tiger Teacher, minus the shaming. I hold high expectations and accuse them of not giving their best effort. I can see where I need to ease up a bit but I also see how pushing them this hard is important. I always appreciate when a flawed human being shares their flaws.
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informative
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
This was not well written. The writer has stated that she intended it as a comedy. It fails to create laughs, however. The writer either doesn't know what she wants to do (apart from ambition) or how to do it, or both. Dare it be suggested that this is probably a result of the very uncreative, rote drilling education that the book itself espouses?
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
I really enjoyed this book, especially as a teenager wishing my parents had been stricter in terms of enforcing musical education. It is a helpful case study when considering how to raise my own future children.
reflective
medium-paced
I appreciated Chua's perspective. I guess I would like to turn a blind eye to some of the examples of Western parenting that she comments on. However, I highly doubt Americans have the patent on lazy... let's face it laziness of the spirit and the body is what it seems she is observing. Like many, I read the NYT article on her so I was expecting a different kind of book. I found the book interesting in that I like to read how foreigners see us and it delivers in that account. In some odd way it did inspire me to hold strong on my desires for my children and to not give in to them too much....