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How much of the author's early childhood stress is the result not of SV, but of tiger mom/dad competitiveness? Kids crying over getting an A- and being loaded u
by cromwellian 8y ago
How much of the author's early childhood stress is the result not of SV, but of tiger mom/dad competitiveness? Kids crying over getting an A- and being loaded up with 7 after school classes and college prep activities usually indicates parental pressure more than peer pressure.
So some of her commentary is transferring blame to SV culture as a whole for what is probably a result of the culture of the parents.
- Apocryphon 8y agoTiger mom parenting has become a part of SV culture, or at least many schools in SV.
- cromwellian 8y agoTrue but it’s much more prevalent in first generation immigrant families especially from Asia, so there’s some selection bias. Yes, some areas can be 30-90% this demographic makeup (eg cupertino schools) but it is not the norm for the entire Bay Area.
- Apocryphon 8y agoRight, but since the article is talking about the SV elite (both in terms of educational and economic attainment, and one follows the other), it seems pertinent.