Model Minority Pressures!!!
Asian parents are proud when their kids can calculate, read, and write well ahead of other kids. They ought to. But more importantly, look closely as to how that attribute was arrived at. If a child was taught mechanically to do these on rote memory, please stop. it shows that the child did not analyze and learn but was fed instructions expected to vomit it out at parents’s will. Isn’t that the saddest thing a parent can do to a child?
I guess a parent should NEVER measure a kid with another child. After n number of examples we have from our own presidents and CEOs, it is time to realize ACADEMIC success doesn’t translate into life success.
I recently read another article in favor of late bloomers where the argument was late bloomers know the joy and secrets of achieving success on their own, which catapults them to top management jobs. A survey was done to prove that most people at the top rated jobs were late bloomers.
I encourage parents in teaching kids ahead of the school, but please have a sensor to realize when ENOUGH Is ENOUGH. Don’t push these cootie pies, believe me, not worth it.
Don’t believe me, chk out the below links:
http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm?aid=2891
http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/05/16/asian.suicides/index.html
Great work. Keep this going.
Comment by Shashi — May 21, 2007 @ 9:23 pm
Yep; so very true, and sad.
Comment by Kami — May 22, 2007 @ 3:23 pm
What about the converse of: A survey was done to prove that most people at the top rated jobs were late bloomers.?
Comment by Raaga — May 23, 2007 @ 9:35 am