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imparting the value of knowledge acquisition to their

children; however, there could also be other possible

reasons which explain why some of these questions can

no longer be relevant for indicating whether (or not) the

parents have emphasized the importance of knowledge

acquisition among their children. For example, it is

possible for logistical problems such as the long distance

between home and the library to affect the parents’

decision of whether (or not) to send their children to the

library. Similarly, it is also possible for only those parents

who can afford tuition fees to be able to send their

children to attend tuition classes. This shows that whether

(or not) the parents are sending children to the library or

to attend tuition classes does not always provide a fair and

accurate assessment of the parents’ emphasis on the

importance of imparting the value of knowledge

acquisition to their children.