蔡颖卿 著
The author is the mother of two daughters and the book is a collection of her memos throughout the girls' growing up years. It is a good read, interesting and well-written. Unfortunately the first memo in the book was written when the elder daughter was already in the equivalent of primary school, and there was little or no mention of how she taught/guided the girls when they were younger.
Both the girls seemed to be very self-motivated by then, and it seemed that the parents did not have to do much other than to provide a listening ear. The girls did very well academically and were also well-rounded in volunteer work, CCAs etc. But but but... dunno how the parents did that..!
From the introduction, I read that this family had moved from Taiwan to Bangkok, back to Taiwan, and then to Singapore, before the elder daughter went to America to study (the rest of the family remained in Singapore). Thus I was interested to read what insights the author would provide about the various educational systems. But the girls studied at international schools, so I guess they didn't really experience the infamous Singaporean system :P
In general, the parents were nothing like the Tiger Mum, but then I guess they did not need to at all. What I gathered was that the mother emphasized the importance of the family being the supporting pillar for the girls as they endeavoured toward their goals -- thus when the father had overseas postings for work, they chose to have the whole family move together at the cost of the girls having to change schools. When they had to stay at hotels while awaiting suitable acocmodations, the mother still made sure to cook dinner for the family to have their meals together.
So, this book just made me very envious and very gian. But with no idea how to achieve the same results!
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