Journal Question

On one hand Jeannette Walls describes the squalor she and her family lived 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?

In my opinion I think that a combination of comfortable living conditions, enriching intellectual environment, and other factors are important for children's development. Comfortable Living Conditions are important because they provide the child to grow in healthy conditions. Enriching Intellectual environment is also important because it provides the child with the knowledge to think by themselves.