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https://scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1347356/high-achievers-show-best-ways-study-smartOpinion
High achievers show best ways to study smart
Olivia Gong and Shannon Gong say a survey of high achievers shows that studying smart - not just hard - is the best way to get top grades
'Tiger mother' Amy Chua. Photo: AFP
Characterised by the increasing intensity of "tiger parents", education fever seems to have swept Hong Kong to an alarming degree. Advertisements for celebrity tutors dressed in fancy clothes and the billion-dollar "cram school" business are just some examples.
With the increasing number of secondary school students fighting for limited spots in prestigious institutions, the road to higher education is as competitive as ever. So parents continue to wonder: are the myriad extracurricular activities, the hours of studying and the constant push by parents enough?