The idea that Chinese Mothers are Superior is one that is lacking full support. Although Statistically Chinese students do have a high success rate, when do the parents stop and ask what their children feel about the whole ordeal? What other hobbies or interests do they wish to follow that the parents are not assigning them? How can you measure the parenting style and success rate of all "Chinese Mothers? Can you take into account the success rate/ happiness of the children of "western parents" when compared to those of "Chinese mothers"?
"In one study of 50 Western American mothers and 48 Chinese immigrant mothers, almost 70% of the Western mothers said that stressing academic success is not good for the children, by contrast roughly 0% of the Chinese mothers felt the same way."
It is clear that Chinese and Western mothers view their children's academic success quite differently for the most part. For Chinese mothers getting straight A's is not something to strive for it is simply how it must be. This is compared to a common Western parent praising their child for getting a B on a paper.
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