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Re:Daughter of Tiger Mom responds to controversy by spacemanaki on Saturday February 05, 2011 @11:24PM (#2184928)
David Brooks wrote a column which addressed some of the social issues you mentioned:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/18/opinion/18brooks.html

I found it pretty interesting, and it's contributed to my growing respect for Brooks.

Re:Daughter of Tiger Mom responds to controversy by BlazingFrog on Sunday February 06, 2011 @12:01AM (#2184981)
"Practicing a piece of music for four hours requires focused attention, but it is nowhere near as cognitively demanding as a sleepover with 14-year-old girls." Love it. Finally something he and I agree on...