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A review by lee_parker
Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua
3.0
This book is famous in international teaching circles. I actually stumbled across a review whilst on staff training in Hong Kong, when I asked teaching colleagues if they had read it, it seemed that everybody had. I can honestly say I found it a frustrating read. The mother/ author is not a like able character and the tiger-mum mothering style, must go against my western sensibility as I found that some of the story made me quite angry.
That said, it is a fair representation of what some of my students have to go through and it highlights the collectivist - individualist cultural dimension very well. Placing great pressure on Chinese children to succeed is not uncommon and the phrase tiger mother is all too common.
I think, the last chapter when the author discusses people's reaction to the book is quite insightful and makes you challenge the thoughts that you had as you read the book.
That said, it is a fair representation of what some of my students have to go through and it highlights the collectivist - individualist cultural dimension very well. Placing great pressure on Chinese children to succeed is not uncommon and the phrase tiger mother is all too common.
I think, the last chapter when the author discusses people's reaction to the book is quite insightful and makes you challenge the thoughts that you had as you read the book.