Reply #68: I have to agree

[Lydia Leftcoast]

Japanese parents go to the opposite extreme from American parents and push their kids too hard, but they make it clear that learning things is GOOD.

I grew up in a family with a house full of books of all types. Wherever we traveled, we always saw the historic sites along the way. Furthermore, my parents made it clear that if we ever got into trouble at school, there would be double trouble at home.

When I was teaching on the college level, I found students who knew nothing, had never been anywhere, and could be assured that their parents would defend their behavior even when they were clearly in the wrong.