One small point that I think is important :
The Gemora shouldn’t be read to imply that the way to have children who are Talmidei Chachomim is to NOT be a talmid chochom.
Let’s say for arguments sake that 5 percent of Klal Yisroel are TAlmidei Chachomim. The Gemora isn’t saying that the 95 percent have children who are Talmidei Chachomim and the 5 percent don’t.
The Gemora is asking why we don’t see a higher percentage of children who emulate their parents, as would be expected. And the Gemora gives 5 reasons.
I think that it would be reasonable to take out of the Gemora (at least with regard the latter 3 reasons) that working on one’s self not to have these problems AND being a Talmid Chochom, would help one raise such children …
So I have my work cut out for me.
(The first two reasons don’t apply to yeshivush and frumkeit, just Torah).