Maya Thiagarajan was raised in Chennai India, by her South Indian father and American mother. After high school, Maya left India and moved to the US. She earned a BA in English from Middlebury College and a Masters in Education Policy from Harvard University. Maya started her teaching career at a tough urban public school in Baltimore City and later went on to teach at some of America's most prestigious independent schools. In 2009, Maya moved to Singapore where she now teaches students from around the world at an international school. Over half her students are South Asian or East Asian, deepening her understanding of Asian family values and Asian approaches to education. Maya has two children aged 5 and 8.
...pulls no punches, offers many alternative ideas, and is very
highly recommended not just for parents and anyone working with
kids, but for educators and those looking to build a better global
community. It's an exciting discourse no parent or educator should
be without. --Midwest Book Review
Beyond the Tiger Mom is a brilliant book--hard-hitting and brutally
honest but also balanced, insightful, and funny. It avoids cliches
and draws on years of research and personal multicultural teaching
experience. It's also wonderfully practical, offering specific tips
for how to combine the best of East and West. --Amy Chua, Yale Law
Professor and author of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother and The
Triple Package: What Really Determines Success
Beyond The Tiger Mom is filled with tips for parents, such as how
to build a language rich home and how to really get to know your
child. --Harvard Ed Magazine
Experts say there is a wide difference between eastern and western
parenting style. To say one is better than the other, however,
could be subject to debates and personal perception. Author Maya
Thiagarajan explores both styles in her new parenting book Beyond
the Tiger Mom: East-West Parenting for the Global Age. She hopes it
will serve as a good resource for parents who are searching for a
blended approach, especially since global awareness is on the rise.
--ParentHerald.com
In her book Beyond the Tiger Mom: East-West Parenting for the
Global Age, author Maya Thiagarajan explores the difference between
an Asian upbringing and a Western one and what parents on opposite
sides of the globe can learn from one another. --The Toronto
Star
Perhaps, while waiting for the child's tuition class to end, mum
(or dad) could read this book. You'll chuckle over parental
excesses, probably identify with most of them, devour the parenting
and teaching tips at the end of each chapter, find community with
parents featured, and come away reassured that your style of
east-west parenting -- whether you're a Tiger parent or not -- is
the right way to raise your little Asian Tiger.
--SingaporeMotherhood.com
Thiagarajan is uniquely equipped to weigh Eastern against Western
education. Born in India, she moved to the U.S. for high school and
college. Then, after spending 15 years teaching in the States, she
and her family relocated to Singapore ... This is an excellent
resource for both parents and teachers. --Booklist
Whether it's talking about memorization, critical thinking skills
or how to balance, here is a well-written, soundly argued book that
should be of enormous interest to educators and parents alike.
--Expat Living magazine
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