The Misplaced Aims of the Tiger Mother

Written By: Al Mohler  |  Posted: Tuesday, April 12th, 2011

        Are Chinese mothers superior? Amy Chua clearly believes so, and her argument has just as clearly caught the attention of the American public. Chua's book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, has made The New York Times bestseller list for the past ten weeks. This mom struck a raw nerve.

      Chua, the John M. Duff Professor of Law at Yale Law School, fired her first shot with a column published in the Wall Street Journal entitled, "Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior." It was a shot heard around the world - especially by other moms. The uproar followed immediately - and no wonder. Chua accused Western mothers of being lax and undemanding, and therefore producing underachieving children.

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