Some comments
星期一 十二月 10, 2007 1:47 pm
It is interesting to read this since the issue of education rises everywhere.
The struggle and confliction between different ways in teaching also occurs between generations. In my house, I disagree with Jason’s grandparents’ teaching theory.
Just look at ourselves, how many of us had free spirits to express us or to pursue what we wanted? Some even did not care what they wanted or thought. They just followed. When we got together lately, some of my classmates regretted they never had their own thoughts about who they were. Our model minority is more like model to pursue what their parents prepared or hoped for them. As parent, I agree this is a shortcut to be successful. I have watched a movie titled “Shortcut to Happiness”. The angel asked the protagonist what he wanted most in his mind. After thinking a few minutes, he replied “To be a successful man.” he was a writer, so the angel fulfilled his dream and in 10 years, he was a very successful man. But during his rapidly accumulated reputation and richness, he recognized he didn’t feel happy.
When I watched the movie, I had wondered if the protagonist was a lady, what she would have dreamed for. Maybe it was not to be successful but happy. Maybe she would not ask for reputation and richness, but for happiness and love.
Back to “Model minority”, I guess in some way it rings the alarm.