I don't really think the Tiger Mom is real. I'm Asian and we had standards just like other families about trying your hardest and doing your best. We didn't do anything extra and I think we all turned out fine.
I think that it is more important for you to let your child be a kid, rather than having them do worksheets or memorize facts. Learning to think and figure things out is what is really important. Give them a loving home and support and they'll be fine.

Anonymous wrote:Worksheets? Dull, narrow, repetitive - why is this a good thing?

I'm non-Asian, but I read Tiger Mom with some degree of approval and handed it to my daughters to read. No TV, lots of extra math and science, made the kids learn an extra language, limits on sports.

But most worksheets just teach you to do worksheets.

"Studies of children have shown repeatedly that young children learn best through active involvement with real objects in child-directed play. Children learn to read by being exposed to stories, books, and language from very early in life, rather than phonics drills or worksheets. They learn math by sorting, counting, and dividing real objects, not through completing problems on paper." http://www.nncc.org/Curriculum/dc26_worksheet.html

Everything helps, what's a couple of sheets? What do people do have kids count all the oranges and apples at home? Will your kid understand the word problems at school without practice, I didn't.

Worksheets? Dull, narrow, repetitive - why is this a good thing?

I'm non-Asian, but I read Tiger Mom with some degree of approval and handed it to my daughters to read. No TV, lots of extra math and science, made the kids learn an extra language, limits on sports.

But most worksheets just teach you to do worksheets.

"Studies of children have shown repeatedly that young children learn best through active involvement with real objects in child-directed play. Children learn to read by being exposed to stories, books, and language from very early in life, rather than phonics drills or worksheets. They learn math by sorting, counting, and dividing real objects, not through completing problems on paper." http://www.nncc.org/Curriculum/dc26_worksheet.html

Anonymous wrote:Prepare yourself the end is nigh......

The Harbinger of Doom has arrived.

His name is Jeremy Lin.

Harvard educated and an NBA point guard.

Brains and an athlete. (He probably plays a musical instrument too)

Maybe your kids should pick up a trade or something.

this guy?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/wizards/jeremy-lin-three-games-removed-from-bench-ready-to-take-on-lakers/2012/02/09/gIQA1ovZ2Q_story.html

Why are only the Asian parents doing worksheets?

Prepare yourself the end is nigh......

The Harbinger of Doom has arrived.

His name is Jeremy Lin.

Harvard educated and an NBA point guard.

Brains and an athlete. (He probably plays a musical instrument too)

Maybe your kids should pick up a trade or something.

Anonymous wrote:Asian parents, I admire your education dedication. How do you structure your study time? How much playtime do you give? Your child may speak to you in- i.e. Chinese but do you have them study your language beyond just communicating ( writing / vocabulary) too?

i beg you to start another thread so this offending OP could never be brought up again...

Asian parents, I admire your education dedication. How do you structure your study time? How much playtime do you give? Your child may speak to you in- i.e. Chinese but do you have them study your language beyond just communicating ( writing / vocabulary) too?

Anonymous wrote:So what if Asians do 100 worksheets, or give a rat's ass about contact sports, as if its something holy. They don't have to justify it to anyone.

The average Asian kid focusing on education/music is way better than the average white/black kid spending hours watching TV, playing video games, hogging on bags of chips, chugging cola and getting fat sitting on the couch.

To each his own.

what else are you trying to accomplish posting nonsense like this but to discredit yourself?

So what if Asians do 100 worksheets, or give a rat's ass about contact sports, as if its something holy. They don't have to justify it to anyone.

The average Asian kid focusing on education/music is way better than the average white/black kid spending hours watching TV, playing video games, hogging on bags of chips, chugging cola and getting fat sitting on the couch.

To each his own.

I admire how Asian heritage families are able to direct their children to study harder and to have more pride in themselves vs. how "Johnny" is doing in Football, Soccer or Hockey- go for a sports scholarship.

This well-rounded excellence (including in English) is what gets under the skin of ordinary Americans. The emotion is defined as simple envy.

Anonymous wrote:5 - 10 worksheets, wall chart reviews, and quizes throughout the day. It pays to be a tiger mom. Asians now can balance A's, music AND sports.

If you say so...
It's quizzes and strike the apostrophe in A's.

5 - 10 worksheets, wall chart reviews, and quizes throughout the day. It pays to be a tiger mom. Asians now can balance A's, music AND sports.

Anonymous wrote:Are there lots of children and teens posting on this thread? I hope so; otherwise I'm even more worried about the state of American education.

not sure about children but there sure was a MS teacher posted here. your worry is warranted.