Techcrunch why american mothers are superior

Glenda Hatchett Georgia's first African American chief presiding judge. Written by MHC Development. Previous Post. Next Post. Follow MHC Forever. On MHC Forever. She says that most Western parents who consider themselves to be strict are just kidding themselves.

She has a list of things her daughters were never allowed to do:. In contrast, the Chinese mothers said that they believe their children can be "the best" students, that "academic achievement reflects successful parenting," and that if children did not excel at school then there was "a problem" and parents "were not doing their job. Chua contrasts what she would do if one of her daughters brought home a B with what an American mother might do.

First she says that bringing home a B would never happen, but if it did "there would first be a screaming, hair-tearing explosion. She says: "Chinese parents demand perfect grades because they believe that their child can get them. If their child doesn't get them, the Chinese parent assumes it's because the child didn't work hard enough.

But it was the last paragraph that really hit me. Because now that our students are required to pass 5 high-stakes tests to graduate from high school, maybe the Chinese mother strategy is what we all need:. Western parents try to respect their children's individuality, encouraging them to pursue their true passions, supporting their choices, and providing positive reinforcement and a nurturing environment.

By contrast, the Chinese believe that the best way to protect their children is by preparing them for the future, letting them see what they're capable of, and arming them with skills, work habits and inner confidence that no one can ever take away.

Jenny, I love that reply from the American mother. Anyone who quotes Erma Bombeck can have my heart. This development, which comes as women are leaving the U. Research shows many positive things occur when VCs choose to fund women, and investors must take conscious steps to increase funding for this underrepresented group of entrepreneurs.

And the greater need for care work has often led to more women dropping out of the workforce. In , 2. This comes after years of increases. The 2. It will likely be some time before all the reasons for this precipitous drop are clear. Of all partners at these firms, only 2.

The lack of gender equality in funding startups leads to further problems. It affects the overall jobs picture for women exponentially. There are a few areas I would take exception with her article. First is her grasp of mathematics and logic. It is clearly impossible that every child in China is number one in the class, unless every classroom in the country has a thirty-way tie for first.

None of them ever got a B? I raised three kids to adulthood. As for the companies, they paid enough to support the kids in what they wanted to do. That individualism crap? Plus, she has a good husband and she is a wonderful mother. The second daughter, the Perfect Jennifer, received her Masters and teaching credential from USC at 24, after taking a couple years off after her B.

She teaches at an inner city school in Los Angeles. This was her first choice profession and her first choice school. My third daughter was in the last two Olympics, won a bronze medal in Beijing and has now gone professional as a fighter in Mixed Martial Arts.

Ironically, she was the one that played bassoon and attended a science magnet. She volunteers at a school in Watts where her older sister did her student teaching. And STILL, I would not venture to lecture other people on how superior my parenting skills are because a there have been times when I could cheerfully have smacked each one of them with a two by four and only my maturity, Catholic faith and felony assault laws of the state of California stayed my hand and b as Erma Bombeck said, no mother is arrogant because she knows that, regardless of her other accomplishments in life, at any moment she may get a call from the school principal saying that her child rode a motorcycle through the auditorium.

I would just reach for my credit card to give the principal the number over the phone and go searching the house for my two by four.