tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589462943899657898.post7618187307809755623..comments2024-03-27T03:31:05.834-04:00Comments on Book Nook Club: Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy ChuaBritnihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12620610247395572368noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589462943899657898.post-17246789682398925652012-02-29T00:37:40.576-05:002012-02-29T00:37:40.576-05:00I just checked this one out from the library and I...I just checked this one out from the library and I'm planning to start it any day now. It's fascinating to me because when I was growing up my best friend's mother was Korean and they have pretty much the same child reading ethic as the Chinese. I remember staying at her house and my friend would be up at 6am practicing the violin before school, and her brother and sister would be on the violin/piano as well. What you mentioned about Asian parents seeing childhood as the training grounds for adulthood is very accurate. I can see the good in that, but I personally think "tiger mothers" can take that too far and push their children away.Kate Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15878471739967889253noreply@blogger.com