Thursday, April 8, 2021

Letter sent by a Singaporean Principal before exams

 


How do Asian parents make their kids so smart they outperform their western peers? Amy Chua, with her book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother  blew us all away with her formula. Her kids weren’t allowed to have sleepovers, play dates or watch TV, she said. They weren’t allowed to choose their own extracurricular activities or play computer games. They were told to achieve nothing less than a grade A, and to choose either the piano or violin – and practice until their fingers fell off....................

https://www.sbs.com.au/topics/voices/family/article/2016/06/16/real-reason-why-asian-kids-excel-school


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