Today, we are discussing the topic of whether students from poor families can succeed in life. Apparently, MM Lee says that people with a PhD should marry other people with a PhD so as to produce intelligent children who will then succeed in life. But ask yourself this, what is success? There is no definite answer and so let's just take that to succeed in life is to make lots of money. Personally, I feel that to succeed in life is to be happy and to die contented and peacefully in your sleep but let's not go there now. Anyway, the basis of the theory in my second sentence is based on the assumption that parents with good genes will pass them on to their children. However, this goes against meritocracy, which is encouraged by the government and means that if you work hard, you will succeed. Working hard, the basic essence of meritocracy, is also the only way to break the poverty cycle which is depicted below:
Though, it is rather pixilated, the basic idea is that a poor parent would not have enough money to send their children to a good school and thus the child grows up to be rather uneducated and this results in a poor parent as he/she would not be able to get a good job due to their low education and the cycle repeats itself again and again. BUT, rich and talented parents do not guarantee a successful child. After all, talent is nothing without hard work. As Albert Einstein once said, "Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration." My opinion mirrors his on this issue. Even if one has the money to buy assessment books or pay for tuition fees, that is not a sure-fire way to ensure that your child succeeds in life. Hard work and determination is the only road to success. And that is all I have to say on this matter. Thanks for reading. Please comment=]
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