Onkar, Venkatesh
(2013)
Who's the topper in your class? : philosophies of learning and assessment at CFL, Bangalore.
Learning Curve (20).
pp. 36-40.
Abstract
Amy Chua’s 2011 book, Battle Hymn of the
Tiger Mother, raised outraged protest in the
US when it was published. The book is about a
culture or style of parenting (the author, a law
professor at a prestigious American university,
calls it the “Chinese” style) which consists of
pushing your children to achieve perfection in
a field by insisting on hours of work a day, not
giving them any choice in their interests or work
patterns. The author’s two daughters are musical
prodigies, and they spend several hours a day
practising the piano and the violin. This is also
a style of parenting that demands straight As in
all subjects, complete respect and obedience to
parental authority, and an utter dedication to
“excellence” in all aspects of daily life.
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