'Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother' - Aggressive Parenting and the Cult of Excellence

I didn’t see this posted anywhere. It’s about Amy Chua, “Tiger Mother”, which was talked about in another thread. I found it very interesting and relevant to Mises forum readers. If Mods disagree, please remove.

Edit: 1st half is reread of the article, “Battle Hymn of the ‘Tiger Mother’”, by or about Amy Chua. Good for lazy people like me who’d rather listen lol :slight_smile: Sorry Fred. Thanks for the input.

Well said indeed!

I tend to agree with this poster.

“The future is not going to be saved by hyper-competent brutalised empty souls, that can rapidly drum piano keys, and are terrified of authority.”

Very good video (I wish you had warned me that the first half was just a re-read of the article), and that is probably my favourite line.

Just like in the other thread- I think to make connection that her daughters are hyper-competent brutalized empty souls is nonsense. People are just more dynamic than that- and whatever connections you want to make about a child’s personality stemming from their parents is more likely just projecting how you’d feel under those circumstances.