2019高中英语高考复习 阅读理解 Taming the Tiger 课件（共13张PPT）+教案+课文录音

Taming the Tiger Harvard is one of the world’s most prestigious universities. Each year, it only accepts around five percent of applicants. Are you curious about how they made it? A post titled “How to study like a Harvard student” went viral online. It was written by Sophia Chua-Rubenfeld, who graduated from Harvard with a bachelor’s degree (学士学位) in philosophy three years ago. You might not be familiar with her, but you must have heard of her mother: Amy Chua (蔡美儿), nicknamed “Tiger Mom.” The term “Tiger Mom” was made popular in 2011 when Chua, a Chinese-American professor at Yale Law School (耶鲁法学院), published her book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother (《虎妈战歌》). Chua’s strict parenting tactics met waves of criticism in both China and the United States. The book revealed that her daughters were expected to get straight A’s in all subjects. They were forced to practice the piano and violin for several hours a day. They were not allowed to watch TV or attend sleepovers (留宿聚会). Are the “Tiger Mom” tactics effective? Seven years later, Sophia finished her postgraduate (研究生) studies at Yale University. Her younger sister Lulu is about to graduate from Harvard, with a 3.9 GPA (平均绩点). Both of the girls have given their “Tiger Mom” partial credit for their success. Most young students would agree that such academic achievement is a sign of success. But would it work for anyone? The new surge (剧增) of interest in “tiger parenting” offers us a great opportunity to flex our critical thinking muscles. Su Yeong Kim, a professor at the University of Texas, re-analyzed data from a long-term study on the effects of parenting styles on children. The results showed that the “purely power-assertive (权力断言的)” style of parenting is actually not common among Asian families. Instead, many use “supportive parenting.” Furthermore, although people believe that “tiger moms” are the secret behind Asian American children’s success, most children of “tiger parents” have a lower GPA than child