Chua recounts the time her then-seven-year-old daughter Louisa couldn't master a piano piece and tore the score to shreds when Chua forced her back for more practice.

蔡教授谈到，在她女儿路易莎七岁的时候，有一次，她不能弹好一首钢琴曲。当蔡教授强行让她继续练习时，她便将乐谱撕得粉碎。