possibly noteworthy wrote:

Why does this child, who is measurably at the very top of the charts, lack confidence about his ability to tackle routine school challenges?

Po Bronson suggests that maybe the crazy Asian mother is onto something.

Would that something be a history of abuse? This video is the sort of thing one might expect to find hiding a nasty family secret involving lashings with a whip and being locked in a basement or something.

RE: The Power (and Peril) of Praising Your Kids