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This article is not very objective and helpful. It is not fair to say tiger education is all negative. The life disciplines we have gotten in childhood as the Far Easters are very crucial later in our life struggles although I agree that Asian education should be more emphasized on real learning and encourage young children to figure out the answers on their own discoveries but not just memorizing for the tests.

I only wish westerners can also see the Asian education system from different perspectives but criticism. The benefits of self-regulation and disciplines in Asian education create far more respectful young adults and better citizens for the community. People need to see the emphasis of Asian education on how the community works and how to become a useful member in a collective society.

I am a Korean and when I read this article this morning, I had to stop what I was doing to read it through believing that I was missing something here.

I truly believe that there are always pros and cons.
Yes, there were some side effects that the society had to go through due to the over emphasis on education. However, there were way more benefits from Korean parents' devotion and involvement in their children's education.

I wish CCIE think through information prior to post it.
It is a very opinionated article.

I agree with A.Danner! The article seems to be unfinished.

While this information is somewhat interesting, it is clearly incomplete. I cannot help but wonder what the rest of the story is, what is the part we don't know and haven't been shown?

The author of the original article presumably knows something about this, and perhaps does not see this presentation of information as biased or one-sided, and maybe knows things about the culture of education in Korea that fill in some of the gaps left here. I don't know.

I wish that CCE.com had - as a third party (with the benefit of some distance from the source), sharing this story for the sake of reflection (presumably) had offered some context, perspective, or at the very least acknowledgment that this description paints a very incomplete picture, and with no alternative context or perspective, is fertile ground for stereotyping of Korean children and their parents. Please remember, "the problem with stereotypes is not that they are not true, but that they are incomplete." (credit to Chimamanda Adichie).

I know you didn't write the main content, but you have shared it with us. I guess what I'm asking is, Where is the added value? I don't want to read articles just because they mention preschool or early ed. We need tools to help us better serve the children, families and colleagues we work with.