Do you want to practise for five hours or six?
Your 12 year old daughter is delighted. She got an A-mins in maths, second prize in a history competition, and tops marks in her piano exam. Do you a say Well done!, give her a hug, and tell her she doesn't need to practise the piano today, and can go to a friend's house, or
a lot of people wonder why so many Chinese children are maths geniuses and musical prodigies, Amy Chua explains why in her book battle hymn of the tiger mother. It is a boo which caused great controversy among parents when it was first published.