Asian Mums are more SUPERIOR?

[Happy Mama]

insider:

This is quite a funny interview of Amy Chua：

PS2: Small kpo observation here is that she seems like been through some plastic surgery...

She looks very young... Wonder how old is she now? I read her book, but lost track of her current age...

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Happy Mama:

insider:

This is quite a funny interview of Amy Chua：

PS2: Small kpo observation here is that she seems like been through some plastic surgery...

She looks very young... Wonder how old is she now? I read her book, but lost track of her current age...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Chua.

She'll be 49 this year.

[Happy Mama]

E3:

Happy Mama:

[quote=\"insider\"]This is quite a funny interview of Amy Chua：

PS2: Small kpo observation here is that she seems like been through some plastic surgery...

She looks very young... Wonder how old is she now? I read her book, but lost track of her current age...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Chua.

She'll be 49 this year. :D[/quote]Wow, she looks really young for her age. Thanks, E3.

[Mamalicious Alicia]

If you want to nuture another Bill Gate, can try reading this book,


Outliers: The Story of Success
written by Malcolm Gladwell

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outliers_%28book%29

[Fairy]

hquek:

tamarind:

Actually, in Singapore, so long as you have a degree or a diploma, you can live quite comfortably. There is no need to get perfect scores in order to own a car, employ a maid, and go on overseas trips every year

In that I beg to differ, having a degree is just a way of opening doors. Some people who have very good results are not able to perform well in work. So having a degree may not guarantee one a good life - though it'll make things easier.

I've seen many pp with diplomas (or even less) who are doing super well. Then again, these pp are already working and in/past their prime, perhaps in THOSE days, it's doable.

Having a degree is not the same as having intelligence! With hardwork and determination, it's not difficult to get a degree. Also, those without a degree are not neccessarily people who does not qualify or could not get into a university. To some, it's a matter of CHOICE.

[2ppaamm]

Just came back to this track out of curiosity and chanced upon the HK mum… Wondering if she knows what will happen to the 10 year olds once they hit puberty. With that kind of punishing routine, has she ever considered burnouts and injury, even if the twins are enjoying it?


Having spoken to experts like Bill Sweetenham and others, I’m pretty certain that kind of training pre-teen will most definitely cause burnouts. For the sake of what har? Age group champions like Singaporeans produce and never an Olympic medalist? Glory for mum or children, or glory at the stake of everything?

I watch kids so small in size doing punishing routines and slip in a discussion with the China coach who told me she knows that 内伤 is inevitable giving this kind of routine at this age. But she laments that if she does not do it, the parents will jump ship to another club, where they will. She might as well do it. In China, she told me, they are not allowed to train at this pace until the kid is older…

So some are risk takers, some are risk averse. For me, I’d rather be safe than sorry when it comes to the kids. If my son is lucky enough to land a spot in the national team (which he has been), then it is meant to be. If not, perhaps next year. Why push it?

[jtoh]

Fairy:

hquek:

[quote=\"tamarind\"]
Actually, in Singapore, so long as you have a degree or a diploma, you can live quite comfortably. There is no need to get perfect scores in order to own a car, employ a maid, and go on overseas trips every year

In that I beg to differ, having a degree is just a way of opening doors. Some people who have very good results are not able to perform well in work. So having a degree may not guarantee one a good life - though it'll make things easier.

I've seen many pp with diplomas (or even less) who are doing super well. Then again, these pp are already working and in/past their prime, perhaps in THOSE days, it's doable.

Having a degree is not the same as having intelligence! With hardwork and determination, it's not difficult to get a degree. Also, those without a degree are not neccessarily people who does not qualify or could not get into a university. To some, it's a matter of CHOICE.[/quote]That's so true. I remember some of my tutorial mates from University could barely string two sentences together and never understood what the tutor was saying. It made me wonder how they made it to Uni. Must have been through sheer hard work and memory work.

[jtoh]

2ppaamm:

Just came back to this track out of curiosity and chanced upon the HK mum... Wondering if she knows what will happen to the 10 year olds once they hit puberty. With that kind of punishing routine, has she ever considered burnouts and injury, even if the twins are enjoying it?


Having spoken to experts like Bill Sweetenham and others, I'm pretty certain that kind of training pre-teen will most definitely cause burnouts. For the sake of what har? Age group champions like Singaporeans produce and never an Olympic medalist? Glory for mum or children, or glory at the stake of everything?

I watch kids so small in size doing punishing routines and slip in a discussion with the China coach who told me she knows that 内伤 is inevitable giving this kind of routine at this age. But she laments that if she does not do it, the parents will jump ship to another club, where they will. She might as well do it. In China, she told me, they are not allowed to train at this pace until the kid is older...

So some are risk takers, some are risk averse. For me, I'd rather be safe than sorry when it comes to the kids. If my son is lucky enough to land a spot in the national team (which he has been), then it is meant to be. If not, perhaps next year. Why push it?

Hi 2ppammm,

I always had the impression that they train the kids in China much harder and at a younger age. I was watching a documentary where kids as young as 5 were sent away to sports schools to train daily for long hours with the aim of becoming Olympic champions. It was heartbreaking to see 'babies' being taken away from their parents and training hard for hours. Those who didn't meet the mark were sent home in disgrace.

What sort of internal injuries do the kids risk getting? That's terrible as I have friends who push their kids very hard at sports too.

[2ppaamm]

jtoh:

2ppaamm:

Just came back to this track out of curiosity and chanced upon the HK mum... Wondering if she knows what will happen to the 10 year olds once they hit puberty. With that kind of punishing routine, has she ever considered burnouts and injury, even if the twins are enjoying it?


Having spoken to experts like Bill Sweetenham and others, I'm pretty certain that kind of training pre-teen will most definitely cause burnouts. For the sake of what har? Age group champions like Singaporeans produce and never an Olympic medalist? Glory for mum or children, or glory at the stake of everything?

I watch kids so small in size doing punishing routines and slip in a discussion with the China coach who told me she knows that 内伤 is inevitable giving this kind of routine at this age. But she laments that if she does not do it, the parents will jump ship to another club, where they will. She might as well do it. In China, she told me, they are not allowed to train at this pace until the kid is older...

So some are risk takers, some are risk averse. For me, I'd rather be safe than sorry when it comes to the kids. If my son is lucky enough to land a spot in the national team (which he has been), then it is meant to be. If not, perhaps next year. Why push it?

Hi 2ppammm,

I always had the impression that they train the kids in China much harder and at a younger age. I was watching a documentary where kids as young as 5 were sent away to sports schools to train daily for long hours with the aim of becoming Olympic champions. It was heartbreaking to see 'babies' being taken away from their parents and training hard for hours. Those who didn't meet the mark were sent home in disgrace.

What sort of internal injuries do the kids risk getting? That's terrible as I have friends who push their kids very hard at sports too.

I'm not sure what they covered in documentaries because I hardly watch them, what I know is what I see and what I hear from the ground. For example, when the kids are young, they focus on basic principles. The training could be hard, but it will not be geared to be 'faster' or to win medals. Instead, it is to get their strokes, basics right.

I know of a few sports that are like that.

In Singapore, the parents go straight for medals, perhaps for DSA etc. Not sure what the purpose is. There are many concerns raised at the national level about the quality of our matured athletes. In certain sports, we train fantastic aged group athletes but at the Olympic levels, they do not shine at all. If you visit one or two aged group meets, even at the world level, you will see what I mean. U-12, our girls and boys will snatch a large number of medals. But at Olympics, they'll dwindle to nothingness.

[jtoh]

So they’re being over-trained to peak before 12. I suppose DSA is a factor in that. Sad. What sort of long term injuries are these young sports people at risk of?