In my last post, I wrote about 6 problems with school: compliance conformity general knowledge standardized testing the classroom setting extrinsic motivation There are many
Back in high school, I graduated at the top of my class. I maxed out my schedule with as many AP classes as I could
I’m not sure if it’s because of culture or because of the language barrier, but as a child, conversations with my parents were usually limited
Most of us tiger parents are trying to walk the fine line between permissive and authoritarian parenting. We want to give our children a measure
This was my first week of unschooling… which is a misleading statement in two ways. Firstly, because there’s technically no beginning and end with unschooling
Most tiger moms and dads would admit that we don’t want to parent the same way we were parented. Regardless of whether our childhood was
The foundation of most Chinese family relationships is 孝, or filial piety. It’s the Confucian virtue of respecting your parents and elders. Parents are expected
While many families are busy with back-to-school preparations, my family is getting ready for our first year of full-time homeschooling. But it’s not your typical
Hello! I’m Iris. Welcome to my new blog: Untigering! Untigering is for all the tiger moms and dads out there who are trying to be
