Published on 12, July, 2020
My parents were the opposite of so called ‘tiger parents’. The type of parents who throw a hissy fit if their child fails to come 1st in every class. My parents were very indifferent when my academic performance nose dived around the age of 9.5. It’s hard to tell which is worst ‘tiger parents’ or parents like mine were.
It should’ve been a red flag to investigate what was going on, as my intelligence level was significantly above my academic performance. Executive functioning becomes increasingly important when it comes to how well a person does academically. It being a better indicator of academic performance than IQ in school age children.
Mine wasn’t,and still isn’t, good. That's not at all surprising given there's never been any help and support for it.
Mine weren't pushy academically, but they have been personally, and not in a way that has had a positive impact.