Li Min Chen
July 7, 2010
How’s Your Birth Order
Can you think of another explanation for the differences between children in the same family? Explain.
This essay provides us several proofs to support the idea of birth order related to children. In my point of views, I believe the author misses some critical points because the birth order is not the only reason to affect the personality of children.
First of all, I think the family education is the main way to effect children how they grow and what they will be. If parents give their children a straight and right way to imitate and learn what to do and then they will easily get the right track to go.
Secondly, peer influence is another reason to affect people. For example, peers may cause children doing things without any consideration and decision. It will lead some severe problems once children cannot get some right and good friend.
Finally, I think another explanation for the differences for children is about the school education. With the care of parents, children’s personality is composed of school education such as logic training, linguistic courses or memorizing technique. In the school, all of these courses make children to use their knowledge to solve our daily problems and feel our life. With those procedures, children shape their own personalities and values.
To sum up, what I am perspective on birth order is that I think the author just use birth order to describe and explain the personalities of children is not quite true. If the author adds more information that I mention before, I believe this essay will be more convincing and logical.
