Explanatory Synthesis

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Based on the readings in Chapter 10, write an explanatory synthesis paper that you might use in a broader
argument on the subject of varying approaches to child rearing and preparing children to be competitive in
the workplace of the future.
The synthesis should each consist of three to five well-developed paragraphs (in addition to an introduction
and conclusion paragraph) that include the following topics:
(1) an account of the controversy over Chua’s op-ed and the book from which it was drawn;
(2) an account of the two different approaches to parenting represented by the “Chinese” and “Western”
models; and
(3) an account of the different approaches to preparing children to be competitive in the current and future
marketplace.