- Attend a sleepover
- have a playdate
- be in a school play
- complain about not being in a school play
- watch TV or play computer games
- choose their own extracurricular activities
- get any grade less than an A
- not be the No. 1 student in every subject except gym and drama
- play any instrument other than the piano or violin
- not play the piano or violin.
Whoa, this even made to CNN.
This is an attempt to win some attention by being loud. That's a 4-word Chinese proverb phrase (譁眾取寵) that many poorly Chinese educated second generation such as the author probably does NOT know.
Ah ha, the idea is to promote a book. and I WILL NOT BUY and western moms shouldn't buy either!
Look, you are pushing your kids to the cliff. No grade less than A? Come on. This is nuts and not superior.
Rather, encourage your kids to do their best. Help them with their homework. If there are 4 A's given in a 20 people class. You want the 16 kids to jump off the cliff? Ridiculous!
Look, there are MANY other instruments besides the piano and the violin. There is nothing wrong in learning things other than that either.
Yes, I do agree we should demand more from kids. Pratice! I do agree practice is crucial for success... for mechanical tasks such as mulitplying 2 3-digit numbers together by pencil-and-paper method. Yes, for piano and violin... tremendous number of hours needed to play just one song.
There is nothing wrong about being in school play. This is a great social activity that I would encourage kids to go.
The author father called her "GARBAGE!" and the book probably is. Look, this means that comment had tremendous impact on kids so the author remember it for years.
Don't call your kids garbage please.
There is nothing wrong NOT know how to play the piano and violin either. You can't turn that skills to cash unless you become someone like Lang Lang.
The important thing is you teach them discipline... It is OK to play a game or watch some TV.
Teaching them discipline IS embracing your kids. Parents MUST participate in your kids' education.
Why the heck are you pushing your kids to learn that piano and violin? The right reason is... music is fun, and not for showing off your Sargent parenting results.
If YOU can't play as well as your kids, YOU ARE GARBAGE! GO PRACTICE!
1 comment:
That LangLang guy is over dramatic with his showmanship. Dude (老兄) it's just a piano. I for one don't like that guy's music.
Musical training allow kids to do something very well at a young age. Only attentive and loving moms can do that. It is very costly to provide that.
If kids can play music at 12, they can accomplish almost anything. While learning music they learn many other useful skills such as breaking down problems and team work.
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