Originally Posted by Bostonian
13 hours a week is less than 2 hours a day, which I do not consider excessive. The paper discussed is at http://weber.ucsd.edu/~vramey/research/Tiger_Mothers.pdf .

My Chinese friends also put their kids in "Chinese School" for some subjects, mostly math and Mandarin. These are 2-4 hours per week as well.

In my other post about my HS friends, all dropped sports or one major interest in their HS years to focus on studies.