Interesting, not surprising... ...the Chinese style “predicts enhanced achievement among children,” meaning higher grades. “The gap is unlikely to be superficial,” the authors write, with Chinese children strongly motivated by their parents’ attitudes, which gives them “an edge.” The American style, for its part, can produce “enhanced emotional functioning,” they say. “In the United States, although academic functioning is valued, so are other types of functioning, with parents emphasizing the well-rounded child.”
Posted on: Tue, 27 May 2014 01:03:38 +0000
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