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U.S. School Bullies vs Asia Strict Discipline
Monday, March 12, 2012 0:01
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In Asia, children do not have luxury childhood lives, like the western children. All Asian children are undergone through strict discipline and pressure from their parents since they begin their elementary (primary) schools. Their main objective is to study hard and attend extra classes (tuition) in order to get good grades in schools. On top of that, Asian children also utilise their free time in learning new skills such as ballet and music instruments in order to push themselves and stay competitive among their friends. It might sound harsh and torture to the children but it is the way how the Asian parents express their love and affection by giving their best and everything for their children's education. I believe children should be exposed with some pressure within their limits so that they would strive to work harder in order to achieve the goals they want. I believe, children will learn and cope the pressure and workload as they will understand that nothing comes easily in their lives if they want to achieve the best in anything.
I grow up from Asian background, education and culture. I always admire the confidence within the American children in their presentation and public speaking. Asian children excel in academics but we lack of confidence in expressing our ideas and opinions. However, I don't understand since when bullying has become the main issue in American schools. Bullying doesn't happen in a particular school but it is spreading throughout the America. Some bullying cases begin from elementary (primary) schools and it continues until they graduate from high (secondary) schools.Bullying might not sound serious to you but once, you have seen this documentary trailer, The Project Bully (as below), which will be screening on 30th March, 2012, you will be very surprised that this is not a normal teasing among friends but it's more violent, similarly to physical and mental torture. This is also another reason, why many young teenagers drop out before finishing their high (secondary) schools. Majority of them drop out from schools or commit suicide because they are afraid of being bullied in schools, while there is a huge percentage of children take revenge by killing their friends with guns. An unofficial source estimated that between 60%-70% American children manage to graduate from high schools annually in a developed country, like the USA. Unfortunately, we can't find the official report on the actual figures of the total American children graduated from high schools in 2010 & 2011.
Please visit this official site of The Project Bully to sign the pledge, "To Stop Bullying in Schools" We should stop bullying in schools and create the place where it's fun to learn and cherish the wonderful time with friends.
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Is 'Tiger parenting' the key to Asian academic success and what happens when the pressure becomes too much?
101 East Last Modified: 11 Oct 2011 13:26 Source: Aljazeera English 101 East
Asia is renowned for producing some of the best and brightest students in the world. Such academic achievement is often underpinned by parental pressure, strict discipline and relentless hard study.
In Hong Kong, the demand for extra tuition has turned cram or tutorial school teachers into rich celebrities. Yet some students have been driven to contemplate suicide as they try to make the grade. |
To read the complete story and watch the documentaries, please visit my blog link: http://www.mycharminggirl.com/2012/03/us-school-bullies-vs-asia-strict.html
