The frontier spirit had an enormous impact on American values and theses values are still important today. This is why many parents in the United States try to educate their children to be self-confident, strong-willed and brave enough to make their own way in life. One of the most important reasons why they decide to bring up their children in this way is that parents want them to be independent.

It is a fact that education has a very important impact on a child and if it always gets what it wants this boy or girl might become spoiled and in a way also dependent on the parents. For example when a young girl comes home from school and dinner is already made she probably will not learn to cook because there is no need to do so. As a result it will not be easy for her...