Thanks for the comment. My teaching life is wonderful. Not only do I enjoy working with students in a great context, but the job allows a tremendous amount of flexibility so I am able to very much share the parenting of my two kids with my wife, spend lots of time with family, and pursue other interests. A while ago I embraced the lower than average pay for all the benefits of not being a slave to my job.
It’s interesting that you are writing about the tiger and helicopter parents in Hong Kong. They are plentiful here as well! But perhaps you are reporting from “ground zero.” :) We have a lot of issues here with parents pushing their kids to universities. If that’s of interest to you, you should definitely check out my new series (two posts so far) on college.