Hey, how many of you had parents who were overly worried about only the school marks you get and worry less about the extracirricular activities you participate in. I know every parents are worried about their child's mark, but do you think asian parents are overly concerned about how child is doing in school?
^ ^ u cant ignore it when reports are sent home every month cause skool so strict :( my parents are always worried.. grade B means bad in my house ><"
lol time for u to move to another country..........apparently my c- average is a fail in the united states lol
haha a C is a pass in the UK, and yep my rents were really worried about my marks too but reports weren't sent to my house like somebody else mentioned -shock i only used to get report cards at the end od the school year not every month
I'm not sure whether its an asian parents thingy.. or general parents thingy.. but my parents were also more concern with sch results than how we spent the time in school. So my my younger sis.. We spend more time talking about extra stuff.. so there is a balance, which I think is necessary.
It really does seem that Asian parents emphasizes much more on the academic performances than any other ethnicity.
I barely get an 83 average...Anyways, thats just how Asian parents are. I've seen real serious parents beat their kids for only getting a 90.
"I had to walk five miles every day to school... I worked as a janitor in the airport when I was 13... I came to America and was discriminated against but I still succeeded... and what do you do? The least you can expect to get is straight As" >_>
I think they do. I read in my marketing class that in the U.S. that Azns that are 1st generation or 2nd gen. immigrants in general jump from like working class or middle to like middle upper class or higher. So there should be some sort of correlation in my opinion.
Not my mum. She hasnt actually worried about me since i started not listening to her when she tells me not to do stuff lol
I guess the concern over kid's academic achievement has a lot to do with the way Hong Kong (or most Asian countries) function. They don't give second chances, if you don't manage to get into university, you are likely to be screwed for life because being the most famous hair dresser or best designer is NOTHING against a respectable job and a University degree, earning a million dollars does not mean a lot (to some parents) if the job the money come from is not a very respectable job (and no, being the best dancer or a singer in fact is NOT a respectable job). They look up to education greatly thus... better do VERY well my friends. Bottom line, to our parent's generation, academic achievements mean you are set for life. With security and everything in place. Perhaps it's no longer true in our generation though.
i guess it depends on your parents education level. every parents want their kids to have as much education as they can but i think they are more leanent now a days!!
lol yeah, my mom has told me her story like 500000 times. "I used to walk 6 miles to school every morning. then i came to canada when i was 15 and had to work 3 jobs to support myself while going to school" blarrrgh
my parents are strict. i remember in high school, i brought home a test that where i got 98% on. i showed it to my dad (me all smiley and proud), my dad "where's the other 2%. they've stopped stressing a little now that i'm finishing up uni. but my rents pretty much are the poster parents of strict asian parents.
i totally agree... since young my parents would always tell me about getting a degree and how it could make my life better and blah blah blah.... when i didn't do well in high school they would ask why why why.. and i had TONS of tuition...
I agree with that - my parents care alot about me having a good education, going to university etc. but not so much about extracurricular activities
