In today's society, school is considered a form of daycare. In school it is seen as a learning environment and parents want their children to be exposed to targeted education to achieve maximum results of a good education. In reading I found that Chinese mothers are superior in their children's education and performance. Failure is not an option and anything other than the child's best needs to be focused on and perfected. With determination, rigor and parental involvement, we find that these types of children receive the most from their education. It is very interesting to look more closely at Chinese mothers' intellectual strategies and expectations towards their children. As for Western parents, their standards are not as strict, they may be high but not as high as those of Chinese mothers. Western parents are more concerned about their children's self-esteem and whether or not they feel pain. As for Chinese mothers' effective way of parenting, I should say that it might be like this. I don't think I would take it to the extreme like they do, but determination is also the key to success. Chinese mothers' way of parenting can be effective, because it will teach them discipline and make their children strive for greater success and never settle for anything less than what they are capable of. I must say that grades are important in a child's education, and the way Chinese mothers discipline can be the best thing for them, because after all practice makes perfect. But when it comes to their social life, their parenting ways might just be too much. Children should be able to choose which instrument or sport they want to play. I...... middle of paper......repairing them to an increasingly competitive world. In this context, prof. Chua attracts a lot of attention by advocating the so-called “Chinese style,” in which parents play the role of enlightened rulers. Parents keep their children's best interests in mind and work hard to promote their best interests, sometimes against their will. This style can make children disciplined, competent and marketable, but it can ignore or hurt children's feelings and suppress their freedom and creativity. References Chua, A. (2011). Because Chinese mothers are superior. The Wall Street Journal, Retrieved from http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704111504576059713Sun, Y. (2011). Balancing freedom with discipline. Room for Debate, excerpted from http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/01/13/is-extreme-parenting-effect/balancing-freedom-with-discipline