Amy Chua

I was like, you are not understanding my message. My message is I am an American in this atmosphere. You guys, your kids need to socialize more. And so to me, it's American culture. I think that was the trap. To me, American culture is all of these things and also not all striving. I mean, there's this American sense of self-reliance is what I call it.

I was like, you are not understanding my message. My message is I am an American in this atmosphere. You guys, your kids need to socialize more. And so to me, it's American culture. I think that was the trap. To me, American culture is all of these things and also not all striving. I mean, there's this American sense of self-reliance is what I call it.

I was like, you are not understanding my message. My message is I am an American in this atmosphere. You guys, your kids need to socialize more. And so to me, it's American culture. I think that was the trap. To me, American culture is all of these things and also not all striving. I mean, there's this American sense of self-reliance is what I call it.

For a lot of Americans, they just want independence. they just want to be able to take care of themselves, their family, have a good life, not necessarily, you know, and that's part of, you know, this is like the yeoman farmer, there's strands of this in American culture too. So here's where I think I agree with Vivek. I think, but I don't think, that's why I think the debate was framed wrong.

For a lot of Americans, they just want independence. they just want to be able to take care of themselves, their family, have a good life, not necessarily, you know, and that's part of, you know, this is like the yeoman farmer, there's strands of this in American culture too. So here's where I think I agree with Vivek. I think, but I don't think, that's why I think the debate was framed wrong.

For a lot of Americans, they just want independence. they just want to be able to take care of themselves, their family, have a good life, not necessarily, you know, and that's part of, you know, this is like the yeoman farmer, there's strands of this in American culture too. So here's where I think I agree with Vivek. I think, but I don't think, that's why I think the debate was framed wrong.

I think we all, everybody, Nobody wants to raise kids who are entitled and so fragile that they can't take criticism and break down at the slightest bit of failure. So I have complaints. I mean, I wrote a whole book about it. I kind of know what he means. Like, I think sometimes a lot of my colleagues now are afraid to give...

I think we all, everybody, Nobody wants to raise kids who are entitled and so fragile that they can't take criticism and break down at the slightest bit of failure. So I have complaints. I mean, I wrote a whole book about it. I kind of know what he means. Like, I think sometimes a lot of my colleagues now are afraid to give...

I think we all, everybody, Nobody wants to raise kids who are entitled and so fragile that they can't take criticism and break down at the slightest bit of failure. So I have complaints. I mean, I wrote a whole book about it. I kind of know what he means. Like, I think sometimes a lot of my colleagues now are afraid to give...

honest feedback on students' papers or exams because, well, you know, maybe you'll, well, first of all, you might get sued or you might be attacked, you know, criticized for racism or misogyny or you might trigger a mental health breakdown. And so I can see this. It used to be, you know, people just kind of soft pedal it.

honest feedback on students' papers or exams because, well, you know, maybe you'll, well, first of all, you might get sued or you might be attacked, you know, criticized for racism or misogyny or you might trigger a mental health breakdown. And so I can see this. It used to be, you know, people just kind of soft pedal it.

honest feedback on students' papers or exams because, well, you know, maybe you'll, well, first of all, you might get sued or you might be attacked, you know, criticized for racism or misogyny or you might trigger a mental health breakdown. And so I can see this. It used to be, you know, people just kind of soft pedal it.

And so I feel like America is the place where there's just room for so many different kinds of talent or even just people who want to live their own lives.

And so I feel like America is the place where there's just room for so many different kinds of talent or even just people who want to live their own lives.

And so I feel like America is the place where there's just room for so many different kinds of talent or even just people who want to live their own lives.

I wrote that. That's part of the thesis of Day of Empire and, you know, societies that are able to bring in and attract the best and brightest. I mean, that's how my parents came as immigrants. Of course I'm for that. But I don't think that that's inconsistent. You know, I don't think it's inconsistent with harnessing other talents that are not, that don't always lead to engineering and coding. So

I wrote that. That's part of the thesis of Day of Empire and, you know, societies that are able to bring in and attract the best and brightest. I mean, that's how my parents came as immigrants. Of course I'm for that. But I don't think that that's inconsistent. You know, I don't think it's inconsistent with harnessing other talents that are not, that don't always lead to engineering and coding. So

I wrote that. That's part of the thesis of Day of Empire and, you know, societies that are able to bring in and attract the best and brightest. I mean, that's how my parents came as immigrants. Of course I'm for that. But I don't think that that's inconsistent. You know, I don't think it's inconsistent with harnessing other talents that are not, that don't always lead to engineering and coding. So

Again, like there's a nerd stereotype and there's a jock stereotype, but I teach a lot of students who were great athletes and there's a reason they ended up at Yale Law School, right? Because that teaches you a lot of grit and leadership.

Again, like there's a nerd stereotype and there's a jock stereotype, but I teach a lot of students who were great athletes and there's a reason they ended up at Yale Law School, right? Because that teaches you a lot of grit and leadership.