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Chinese education has stunned the educators when the students from Shanghai have achieved the highest score in PISA during 2011. Western parents wonder how Chinese parents raise such successful kids. Also, they assert Chinese parents are being strict to their children. The articles “Two Kinds” by Amy Tan, and “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior” by Amy Chua describe the experience of how the Chinese mother educate their daughters. The mothers are in the control of their daughter’s lives. However, if we want to know more about the education of Chinese traditional, we need to look into “Chinese family”. We will discover that Chinese education is not horrible as we thought, and it would not affect the development of the students. On the other hand, it is considered as a kind of love from parents because every parent wants the best for their kids. They will definitely assist us through the pathway to success. Generally, Chinese education is focused on repetition and memorization. Chinese students spend more time on study to improve their memory. We frequently hear that how Chinese parents treat their children like a slave, which is not true. A slave is someone who is the property of another person and has to work for that person, but Chinese parents didn’t want any return from their children. According to the article “Two Kinds”, Tan’s mother claims that “trade housecleaning services for weekly lessons and a piano for Tan”(Tan 3). Tan’s mother proved all her effort to provide Tan a better life. When Tan failed, her mother would silence for disappointment so that Tan would discover her mistake for improvement. Her mother was upset than anyone else. Besides, Chua has the similar feeling when her daughter fails. They know t... ... middle of paper ... ...an 8-9). The dream and heart of Tan’s mother were broken into pieces. However, Tan’s mother would not put the blame on Tan, because she knew the failure was a major hit for Tan. Tan’s mother obfuscated her sadness deep in her heart and bear it herself. This is the how Chinese mother’s show their love for children. Conclusively, everything has different sides. Chinese education is not tremendous as people thought. In fact, most of the successful Chinese children are being grateful to their parents for their success. Everything is not definitely wrong or right, it depends on how we define it. Parents sacrifice a much as they can to watch us became successful through the journey. Our gratitude towards the parents are beyond the words. As a result, we should achieve our dreams with the best to fulfill their scarification so that we will not let them down.

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