Dear: all,
My daughter has this very big project at school that requires her to choose a super star of their culture. Her culture is Chinese, so she picked out 4 Chinese movie stars: 马å°éƒ¡ï¼ˆXiaojun Ma), 邓丽å›ï¼ˆTeresa Teng), ç« å怡 (Ziyi Zhang), 林忆莲（Sandy Lam). Which one do you think is the best if you know about them? Thanks in advance.
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Your daughter should be doing her own homework. It doesn’t matter who we like.
This is mostly an American based site.
Sorry but I am not familiar with any Chinese actors.
Besides movie stars are there no dancers, musicians, authors or athletes she could think of?
Culture embraces a lot more than just movies.
She might need to think outside the box on this assignment.
Your daughter really needs to do her own homework - how old is she?
If she has questions she needs to talk to her teacher to get a better understanding of what she needs to do for this project.
I’d suggest that your daughter think about her own likes, dislikes, talents, interests, hobbies, etc. Then perhaps she could look into influential and prominent people from her culture in those areas. They don’t have to be movie stars. They could be scientists, researchers, gymnasts, Olympic athletes, or authors.
Most importantly, this project has to be hers, and hers alone.
I appreciate that you’re interested in her homework, because it’s important for parents to be informed about how their children are doing in school. Many parents barely know what classes their kids are enrolled in. I think that children are more successful in their educational endeavors when their parents are supportive. But the parents shouldn’t do much more than offer suggestions, be available to listen, and of course attend teacher conferences.
I would kindly suggest that you’re too involved. Your daughter has an assignment, and you’re asking random internet strangers for their input and advice on what person your child should choose to research for a school project. If your daughter can’t decide, let her ask a couple of friends. Or she can simply think and evaluate which of those people appeals to her the most. And she should think about why she chooses the one she ultimately chooses. What’s important to her?
Please step back and allow your daughter to take responsibility for her projects. It’s good that you are available to her. If she says “Mom, I can’t decide between this person and this person, what do you think?” then you can certainly offer your opinion, while telling her that ultimately it’s up to her. If she wants to practice presenting her project, be a willing listener. Tell her that the project has to be her own work, and if she continues to ask you for your input in school work, politely tell her no, and remind her that she’s capable of making a confident decision. If she can’t make a decision without knowing if you agree, talk to her teacher about how to help your daughter become more confident.
But let her do the work. And the choosing. Step back.
Yara,
You’ve said that your daughter wants to qualify for a competitive school and that she has problems with English.
I think she needs to do her own project without parental involvement in order to be more confident in her academic accomplishments. She’s well past the point of needing so much parental assistance in her work, and teachers can tell if parents have been overly involved. That’s going to affect her grade. Since she speaks Chinese with her grandparents (your prior post), she might ask them their opinions on famous people, but not to do her work for her.
The best people to choose are the ones she can find information on! Don’t pick someone who’s not as well known and then not be able to find enough facts for a fun and interesting report! I’d put this right back on her lap and tell her to do her own work. You’ll be glad you did.
There is no right or wrong answer. I suggest she decide who she likes. She might have an easier time choosing if she chose singers, listened to them and decide which one she likes. Then she can give reasons for her choice.
Why would you ask this?
Reported.
This may be coincidental, but every time you ask a question, the site is bombarded by troll questions from CA.
well if she’s an American now? …things that make you go hhhhmmm…
sorry - but I don’t trust you. Why? Because you came off as a child at first - now you’re supposedly the mom. No. I don’t play well with deceivers.
I wouldn’t know the names of those you listed. I don’t keep up with hollywood or bollywood or all the crap. I know there is Jackie Chan - but I don’t know where he is from.
You realize that your daughter (OR YOU) needs to know who the people are for this project, right??? SHE (or you) needs to pick the people she wants to showcase.