I think what I found the most interesting after reading this excerpt was how despite living in america her whole life, Amy Chua did not waver in any way with her perspective of a Chinese mother's teaching. I do think though in my perspective that although it is good to be very strict on your child so as to realise the child's full potential, but I think that what Amy Chua did was a bit "overboard".
I have had some of these limitations that Amy Chua had set for her children before, like not being able to sleepover or not being allowed to play computer games when I was younger, but unlike her, my parents did not enforce the other rules like not being allowed to choose my own activities. I do think that although it is in Chinese parents’ perspective that their child can do well academically through constant drilling of practice, in my opinion parents shouldn’t deprive children of certain aspects like for example in Amy Chua’s case, her children not being allowed to play any other instrument other than piano or violin.
Piano and violin are of course good instruments to play, but I think that there is nothing wrong with playing other instruments and it is always good to learn an extra instrument to play. In terms of grades, i tend to sway more towards the Western way of dealing with grades. Why? Grades are after all just grades. Although they are worth a lot in this world, what i think a child needs the most is encouragement to continue to persevere and try and improve on their own. Of course the Chinese way has its good points too and constant disapproval from parents can also help the child to improve himself/herself.
Overall, i do agree with some points of Amy Chua's, but i also think that a Western Parents way of teaching can also benefit a child.
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