Freakonomics 'By Levitt And Dubner: Perfect Parent'
Cody Goyer
Mrs. Gade
10/28/15
MWF 10:30
Freakonomics Essay #3 In this Chapter, Levitt and Dubner talk about what makes a “perfect parent”. They start the chapter off by saying that there are way more parenting experts today than ever before. Levitt and Dubner explain that fear plays a huge roll in parenting. A kid is the creation of another human being who was born helpless, so a lot of parents spend their time being scared that something will happen to their child. They use a scenario in which a set of parents won’t let their daughter go over to her friend’s house because the girl’s parents own a couple of guns. Instead, they let her go to her other friend’s house which has a pool in the back yard. The parents feel very safe about the decision …show more content…
Even though genetics play a huge role in the success of children, parents still matter. Who you are, who you married, what kind of a life you live, these are all things that are going to greatly affect your children someday. If you are smart, hardworking, educated, well paid, and married to someone as fortunate as you are, chances are your kids will be just as successful as you. Who you are greatly outweighs what you do when it comes to being a parent. I think the Levitt and Dubner have really shed light on the way that parents do and should act when it comes to raising their children. Whereas most parents think that being strict is going to help their kids be successful, they have been able to prove by statistics that the common theory is not always true. Knowing now that genetics play the biggest role in the success of children may have a huge impact on the way that people raise their children from now on. People should focus on becoming who they want their children to be before they have children. If they become the person they want their kids to be before they have children, then they are a lot more likely to have successful children then those who do
Mrs. Gade
10/28/15
MWF 10:30
Freakonomics Essay #3 In this Chapter, Levitt and Dubner talk about what makes a “perfect parent”. They start the chapter off by saying that there are way more parenting experts today than ever before. Levitt and Dubner explain that fear plays a huge roll in parenting. A kid is the creation of another human being who was born helpless, so a lot of parents spend their time being scared that something will happen to their child. They use a scenario in which a set of parents won’t let their daughter go over to her friend’s house because the girl’s parents own a couple of guns. Instead, they let her go to her other friend’s house which has a pool in the back yard. The parents feel very safe about the decision …show more content…
Even though genetics play a huge role in the success of children, parents still matter. Who you are, who you married, what kind of a life you live, these are all things that are going to greatly affect your children someday. If you are smart, hardworking, educated, well paid, and married to someone as fortunate as you are, chances are your kids will be just as successful as you. Who you are greatly outweighs what you do when it comes to being a parent. I think the Levitt and Dubner have really shed light on the way that parents do and should act when it comes to raising their children. Whereas most parents think that being strict is going to help their kids be successful, they have been able to prove by statistics that the common theory is not always true. Knowing now that genetics play the biggest role in the success of children may have a huge impact on the way that people raise their children from now on. People should focus on becoming who they want their children to be before they have children. If they become the person they want their kids to be before they have children, then they are a lot more likely to have successful children then those who do