Differences In Child Rearing

Experience. Experience is defined by Merriam Webster as partial knowledge, skill, or practice derived from direct observation of or participation in events or in a particular activity. This is what separates middle class families from they're working and poorer class peers. Why? Due to the fact that each and every family is uniquely different in economic standing. Money separates families into social classes. Which can leave certain students better equipped to succeed in school due to their ability to experience opportunities that others cannot afford. Annette Lareau, a sociologist, conducts research that analyzes the differences in child rearing in regard to the way a middle class verse a poorer class child is raised. When studying a family,

Lareau describes a form of child rearing in which children are given clear directives from parents with limited negotiation and are granted more autonomy to manage their own affairs in institutions outside of the home. These children live a lifestyle that is much less structured and are typically in control of their own destiny. Parents in this type of parenting, tend to be more career driven which means there is typically an absence of them in the family. This gives the kids more freedom which in turn, allows them to build independent qualities. In regard to education, students raised in low income families tend to be either self-driven or engulfed by the majority attitude of simply not caring to succeed. I feel as if I would be wrong to say a greater financial means completely separates a middle-class family from a lower-class family because there are self-driven students who don't have parents that are willing to pay for every opportunity presented to them. Instead these students just have to work harder than others for what they want. For example, a student could of possibly worked extremely hard to obtain a scholarship to attend a private institution, whereas, a rich student could have not as worked as hard and have had the money to quickly secure their admission. This scenario is one that further emphasis my belief that financial means do in fact have a substantial amount of control on

I am the product of two hard-working immigrant parents. My mother and is an owner of her own law office as she is an Immigration attorney in downtown Manhattan. Whereas, my father is the office manager at my mother's office. The two of them work hand-in-hand to make sure 1) the office is succeeding and 2) make sure my brother and I have everything we could possibly need and more. For this I am forever grateful. As I was growing into the young adult I am today, I realized quickly my mother profession is what I would like to be someday. A practicing licensed attorney in New York City. It sounds glamorous, but it also sounds like an immense amount of work. However, this didn't stray me away from my goal. I can proudly say that money has never been an issue in my family. My mother always made sure I had the finest supplies for the upcoming school year, accessible tutoring when needed, and money for anything I wanted to take part in. One example of an opportunity that was presented was the ability to travel to Pal Alto, California to take part in a Mock Trail Camp at Stanford University. A mock trail camp would allow me to experience nine lectures given by Stanford law professors about certain areas in the law, introduce me to out of state students who are interested in the same profession, and the ability to be taught how to prepare and