tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post52385209696542888..comments2023-12-28T18:17:11.191-05:00Comments on Gruntled Center: Pushing Kids Toward Individual vs. Social ExcellenceGruntledhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14377809238377382438noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-30917897562589391802011-01-20T13:01:40.731-05:002011-01-20T13:01:40.731-05:00Victoria: Chua's examples, to which Brooks res...Victoria: Chua's examples, to which Brooks responds, are sleepovers and team sports. Chua also includes plays among the things banned.<br /><br />Caitlin: I thought Chua's original article had a self-mocking undertone. I have heard that Chua says the Wall Street Journal article took the harshest examples from the book. The other theme of the book is that she was not able or willing to pull off the full Chinese mother drill, as her mother did, especially with her less-compliant second child. And that that is OK.Gruntledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377809238377382438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-86033898734016728182011-01-20T08:57:03.586-05:002011-01-20T08:57:03.586-05:00I'm glad you posted on this, Dr. Weston. My d...I'm glad you posted on this, Dr. Weston. My dad and I have been trading these articles back and forth and find it to be an interesting discussion. Ultimately, I thought that Chua explained all the ways that the Chinese Mother is indeed different from the Western mother, but to say she is 'better' is ridiculous. She didn't make that case, in my opinion. And I like the David Brooks follow-up article saying that social skills are the harder skills to have. However, I've known several people that grew up with the Chinese mother (although they were Indian) and despite the fact that they weren't allowed to attend sleep-overs, still turned out to be VERY social, very successful doctors. :)Caityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15065229824442346252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-12150082552821641532011-01-20T08:21:47.126-05:002011-01-20T08:21:47.126-05:00Could we get an example of team-driven excellence,...Could we get an example of team-driven excellence, or the American way? I'm not entirely sure what you mean.Victoria Wheelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607772468731400742noreply@blogger.com