Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum by Laurence Behrens & Leonard J. Rosen

Author:Laurence Behrens & Leonard J. Rosen [Behrens, Laurence]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Pearson Education
Published: 2015-03-31T04:00:00+00:00

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the second-best after the kids of supportive parents when it came to academic

achievement and emotional well-being. The tiger kids did worse academically

and socially. Harsh families made up the smallest group and their kids had the

worst academic performance and the highest levels of depression.

Kim says she was surprised by the study’s results because the idea that

Asian-American parents fit the tiger mold has become so pervasive following

Chua’s book, not just among the general public but in the academy as well.

“Tiger parenting has become the most common profile,” she says. “Our study

shows a different result.”

So if my son’s classmates aren’t the children of tiger parents, why do Asian-

American kids so dominate at Stuyvesant, the public school that has the high-

est bar to admission in the city, while Asian-American students make up only

around 14% of the city’s total public school population? Are Asian-American

parents more supportive than other ethnic groups? Why are there virtually no

Hispanic students at Stuyvesant, the greatest share of the city’s public school

population, at more than 40%? “I don’t have an answer for you,” says Kim.”

That will have to be the subject of my next study.”

Summary

MyWritingLab™

Following the guidelines in Chapter 1, particularly the Guidelines for Writing

Summaries box (pp. 7–8), summarize the excerpt adapted from Battle Hymn of

the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua. In preparation for writing the summary, review the

model summary (pp. 20–21) and consult the advice on note-taking (pp. 15–16).

As an alternative, summarize one of the other selections in this chapter. The

article by Kolbert would also be a good subject for summary.

Critique

MyWritingLab™

Following the guidelines in Chapter 2, particularly the Guidelines for Writing

Critiques box (p. 68), write a critique of Chua’s op-ed. The early part of the

critique should draw upon the summary of Chua that you prepared for the

previous assignment. In preparation for writing the critique, review the model

critique (p. 70–75).

You’ve probably already noticed that most of the articles following Chua are to

some extent critiques of either the excerpt adapted from Battle Hymn of the Tiger

Mother or the book as a whole. Some authors argue with her basic premise, some

support it, though perhaps with reservations, and others discuss related issues such

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