' The Outliers, Part 4: The Influence Of Success?

Success can be defined as achieving multiple goals in your life, whether that’d be passing a final, making the dance team, losing weight, etc. You either achieve these goals, or eventually undergo a wild goose chase. Life is truly a journey in which you discover unknown traits about yourself. But can you become successful without prior knowledge of the world around. How drastic can the support from your parents or any help from others benefit your future and chances of being successful? In the book, The Outliers, Chapter 4 The Trouble with Geniuses, Part 2, Malcolm Gladwell addresses to the reader his claims on success and that the community you are exposed to is key. “It takes a country to raise a community.”- Clint Davis, meaning the child’s,

He was apart of the lower class. He has a history of having absent fathers, expect for Jack Langan who was a failed journalist, which caused him to be an alcoholic. Other than the trauma he faced, he was a very bright student with an outstanding IQ of 195, higher than Einstein's 150. He was offered a full scholarship to Reed College because of his intelligence. Unable to fill out financial statements, his professor and admissions officers put an extent to his education. His lack of academic credentials, was not able to make it into the academic world. Langan seems as though he cannot gain educational logic and his past had a huge impact on his ability to achieve success. "It was an admission of defeat. Every experience had outside of his own mind had ended in frustration. He knew...had" (pg. 114-15.) The people who were involved with his life, the parents that he had lived with, and the events that took place in his past, would all have an influence on how successful he would be. “Not rock stars, not professional athletes, not software billionaires, and not even geniuses- ever make it alone.” (pg. 115.) He had to face and work for things on his own and manages to still come up on top as a genius, making him an

The upper class are able to afford all kinds of things that put their children at a higher advantage. Whether it be playing tennis at a country club, private piano lessons, and etc. The lower class have less access to these types of learning experiences for their children. They are more of a self-taught learner, and success is rarely a solo achievement. That was the whole takeaway from Lareau's study. She conducted a study with twelve families within the middle and the lower class, and saw how they performed based on their parenting skills. She learned that they’re two child learning styles. First method is Concerted Cultivation. This is commonly used by wealthier families. These kids would have more privilege than the majority, "One of the well-off children Lareau followed played on a baseball team, two soccer teams...lessons" (pg.103-104.) and, "They expected their children... authority." Parents are highly involved with their child’s success, being active in their lives and their talents. Teaching them how to perform their own insights, as oppose of adults talking down to children. Second method is Natural growth. Parents see their children already growing and taking care of themselves and are seen as less whiny and more behaved. However, were not taught to speak up for one's self to a higher authority, "The poorer children were, to her mind, often better behaved...