Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother:Part I

      So I've just finished a bestseller of New York Times , that generated a lot of buzz when it first came out : "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother" , by Amy Chua, a Yale Law School professor in New Heaven, CT. This book, a memoir of how she raised up two stereotypically successful kids, is supposed to be a story of how Chinese parents are better than their Western counterparts at child rearing , but turns out a clash of different cultures and societal values. I have to admit I don't agree with her on everything she said about Chinese parenting in the book , even though I am Chinese.

The book itself is interesting, thought-provoking and funny. I couldn't help bursting into laughters on many dramas that happened in her house but more often it made me put down the book and ponder the cultural dilemmas I am facing. (Ok...maybe I didn't really put it down , as the book definitely made it to my too-good-to-put-down list...lo.l) I am planing to write down a few thoughts on this book , but I'll divide and post them in several parts in the next few weeks.

BTW , I'd be more than happy to read about any thoughts you'd like to share regarding the book, Chinese parenting vs American parenting , or my writing.

Thank you!

Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother--Part I

So I've just finished a bestseller of New York Times, that generated a lot of buzz when it first came out: Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, by Amy Chua, a Yale Law School professor in New Heaven, CT. This book, a memoir of how she raised up two stereotypically successful kids, is supposed to be a story of how Chinese parents are better than their Western counterparts at child rearing, but turns out to be a clash of different cultures and societal values. I have to admit, I do not agree with her on everything she said about Chinese parenting in the book, even though I am Chinese.

The book itself is interesting, thought-provoking and funny. I couldn't help bursting into laughter on many dramas that happened in her house, but more often it made me put down the book and ponder the cultural dilemmas I am facing. (Ok...maybe I didn't really put it down, as the book definitely made it to my too-good-to-put-down list...lol.) I am planing to write down a few thoughts on this book, but I'll divide and post them in several parts in the next few weeks.

BTW, I'd be more than happy to read about any thoughts you'd like to share regarding the book, Chinese parenting vs American parenting, or my writing. Thank you!

(Very good, you have certainly been learning English for quite a while. All ot the corrections I made were for grammar and punctuation, to keep the sentences from "running" for too long, and to clarify what is being said. Keep up the great work!)