Blog Post #5 - This One's For the Ladies

All right, girls, here's one for you. It's about, well, the guys. (Photo from the movie Old School starring Will Farrell.)

This article comes from the Wall Street Journal. Read the article at the link HERE.

What I'd like to know is this:

How accurate is this article? Do you think it applies to you, since most of you are not over the age of 21? Is this what you're going to find when you reach the age of 25?

Girls, let us know if this is what you find out there in the real world.

Guys, let us know if you think this is discriminatory, berating, incendiary...or even justified.

Let's try 300 or so words on this topic. If you dispute this, give reasons for doing so.

Remember, at this stage of the game, your arguments should be more advanced. Remember the tenets of Critical Analysis, and how to develop an effective and logical argument. If you agree, state why. If you disagree, state why. Find a source or two and provide the proof to your stance.

Enjoy...MP

Blog Post #4 - Tiger Moms: Right or Wrong?

No, I'm not talking about cougars...not that kind of mom.

This is the "Tiger Mom" - Amy Chua, a Yale University law professor who wrote a book called The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, which calls into question American parenting practices when it comes to raising successful children.

This TIME MAGAZINE article brought the phenomenon to my attention.

Sounds interesting? Maybe.

Here's one counter to the discussion: From Slate.com, it asks if the "Tiger Mom" approach hurts the American economic model. The link is HERE.

Another counter is from a Chinese educator who takes issue with some of Chua's methods. Read that HERE. From the Orange County Register, via MSNBC.com.

Do you think Chua is off her rocker? Or does she have a point?

Lastly, this article, found on Yahoo! via the Brighton Pittsford Post.com site, talks about a Philadelphia area teacher who is suspended for calling out her students on a blog. At issue: You guessed it, their laziness. The link is HERE.

Your responses? Who's right and who is wrong? I want you to synthesize these sources into one coherent response, and do it between 300-500 words. In other words, one paragraph isn't going to cut it.

Let's give this one TWO WEEKS, until March 4 or so before I start considering this blog past due.

This one's the most in-depth yet, and you should start driving your discussions in this forum, not me.

Enjoy...

MP