On one hand Jeannette Walls describes the squalor she and her family live in: hunger, poverty, garbage, lack of basic necessities. On the other, she describes the rich intellectual world her parents imparted: discussions of geology, math, literature, art. In light of the fact that three out of the four Walls children became successful, productive members of society, what do you think is more important to children's development: comfortable living conditions or an enriching intellectual environment?
It would seem that a perfect balance of both would really help with child development. Although, I think an enriching intellectual environment is a bit more important than comfortable living conditions. An enriching intellectual environment definitely helps to build responsibility and character which is really important but, may put a bit of damper on their childhood.
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