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'Tiger Daughter' accepted to Yale, Harvard

Not that I care either way, just putting it out there for discussion. :)

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -- The daughter of the author of a recent memoir on tough Chinese-style parenting that sparked an uproar has been accepted to Yale and Harvard.

Yale law professor Amy Chua confirmed through her publisher that her daughter Sophia has been accepted to the two Ivy League schools. She declined further comment.

Chua's memoir, "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother," described Eastern-style parenting she used with her two daughters: No sleepovers, no play dates, no TV, no computer games, no grades under A, grueling rote academics and hours of piano and violin practice.

The book sparked an online backlash among parents who thought Chua's methods were extreme.

Chua's book, however, also described her journey to a softer approach with her daughters.

Chua is the daughter of Filipino immigrants of Chinese descent.

 

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Re: 'Tiger Daughter' accepted to Yale, Harvard

  • I am sure her daughter is very smart. However, I bet it doesn't hurt to have your mom as an Ivy League professor. I am sure her connections and access to quality education have nothing to do with it. ;) Just her hardcore expectations...
  • imageans1999:
    I am sure her daughter is very smart. However, I bet it doesn't hurt to have your mom as an Ivy League professor. I am sure her connections and access to quality education have nothing to do with it. ;) Just her hardcore expectations...

    Exactly

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  • I got into Yale. I had sleepovers, watched tv, didn't play an instrument for hours a day.

    Just sayin'

  • my sister went to both harvard and yale.  she had sleepovers stayed out too late got so drunk and high at a rolliing stones concert she tried to walk home from detroit, .......  
  • gag. My old boss graduated from Harvard; look where it got him. *snort* The mom is an Ivy league prof, wrote 2 or 3 books and raised 2 kids. Did she ever sleep? I can't imagine having any quality of life, working 20 hours a day and being a b!tch to my kids the other 4 hours of the day. I read an interview w/ her and, really, blech.

    I had a "tiger mom" in DD's french class. She is a major reason we stopped going, and I told the owner that. I don't want my daughter around a mom that has to hover (literally) over her kids and if they don't immediately get the right answer, has to tell them. I'd leave the class fuming each week that she wouldn't sitthefuckdown and let her kids be kids.

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  • I have a feeling that if her DD chooses to attend Yale, the tiger will still be on the prowl!
    DD #1 - 01.08
    DD #2 - 03.13
  • Meh. My husband and I have three Ivy degrees between us, including Harvard. Neither one of us had a "tiger mother." my mom was/is a hippy playbased preschool teacher. We had plenty of downtime, watched plenty of TV and had sleepovers etc. Most of our friends were similarly normally raised. I don't think she should be taking credit for her daughter's success--she probably could have reached the same end through another means, you know?
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    I got into Yale. I had sleepovers, watched tv, didn't play an instrument for hours a day.

    Just sayin'

    Ditto - except sub in Harvard for Yale.

    And my mom is no Yale professor, lol.   I don't know.  I'd honestly rather my kids be dumb and happy when kids rather than spend their days with rote memorization and a mean mom.

    Not everyone needs to go to Yale or Harvard, and I won't judge my success as a parent based on what my kids can do academically.

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  • I guess if this was her "end game", then congratulations. 

    It's not what I consider "Success in life", though.  And many would say that they are "successful in life" DESPITE the hell their families put them through, not because of it.  

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