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Richard Feynman's lecture talked about his early experiences withlearning and critical thinking. His father was probably one thereasons Feynman became so successful. He taught his son from an earlyage to really ask the right questions and not just accept things forthe way they are. His dad also didnt take any shortcuts in explainingthings to his curious young son. When explaining the concept ofenertia, he really put it in terms his son could understand instead ofjust saying thats just the way it is. Some parents easily avoidexplaining difficult concepts to children by lying or making up somecute story because they know the child will believe whatever they tellhim.

It seems to pay off to be more like Richard Feynman's father becuaseFeynman became very successful in life. He won a nobel prize inphysics and here we are listening to his lecture in a philosophyclass. More parents should strive to be so involved with theirchildrens learning path. I am a mother myself and although my childis only a year old, I am already trying to model the parent role thatRichard Feynman had.