A Future Battle
Some people claim that parenting is the main factor of success. One of those people is Amy Chua, the author of "Why Chinese Mothers Are Superiors". In contrast, Malcolm Gladwell, the author of Outliers: The Story of Success, suggests that there are other factors affects a person 's identity. Gladwell rejects Chua 's idea of strict parenting and forced practice, and he proposes that there are other factors such as life circumstances and practicing intelligence which are necessary for individual success.
Gladwell discusses that a person should practice what he loves not what he is forced to do while Amy Chua claims that practice must be forced and parents should be strict and in full control. Chua sheds the light on the way …show more content…
Yet, Chua confirms that a child who has Chinese parents has better future and develops skills required for success. Chua also spotlights ' 'Chinese mothers demand perfect grades ' ' (Chua, 2). Chua asserts that a Chinese student should get the highest grades ever in order to be successful in his life. However some people gets best grades and do not succeed. For example, Christopher Langan is smart enough to pass his exams with very high grades which makes the best two universities in the world accept him. Yet, because of his poor practical intelligence, he was kicked out of the two universities. Rajib Mukherjee in article “Practical Intelligence ” acknowledges that “An individual with good combination of analytical, practical and creative intelligence is likely to be able to perform better in most pursuits in life, including business.”(Mukherjee, 2). This strengthens the idea of practical intelligence which Gladwell raises. Poor communication skills and life circumstances are the reasons behind the failure of Langan to succeed and will be the same reasons behind the failure of anyone
Some people claim that parenting is the main factor of success. One of those people is Amy Chua, the author of "Why Chinese Mothers Are Superiors". In contrast, Malcolm Gladwell, the author of Outliers: The Story of Success, suggests that there are other factors affects a person 's identity. Gladwell rejects Chua 's idea of strict parenting and forced practice, and he proposes that there are other factors such as life circumstances and practicing intelligence which are necessary for individual success.
Gladwell discusses that a person should practice what he loves not what he is forced to do while Amy Chua claims that practice must be forced and parents should be strict and in full control. Chua sheds the light on the way …show more content…
Yet, Chua confirms that a child who has Chinese parents has better future and develops skills required for success. Chua also spotlights ' 'Chinese mothers demand perfect grades ' ' (Chua, 2). Chua asserts that a Chinese student should get the highest grades ever in order to be successful in his life. However some people gets best grades and do not succeed. For example, Christopher Langan is smart enough to pass his exams with very high grades which makes the best two universities in the world accept him. Yet, because of his poor practical intelligence, he was kicked out of the two universities. Rajib Mukherjee in article “Practical Intelligence ” acknowledges that “An individual with good combination of analytical, practical and creative intelligence is likely to be able to perform better in most pursuits in life, including business.”(Mukherjee, 2). This strengthens the idea of practical intelligence which Gladwell raises. Poor communication skills and life circumstances are the reasons behind the failure of Langan to succeed and will be the same reasons behind the failure of anyone