~Aristotle Learning aids the gaining of wisdomĮducation is not just about learning things or knowing that learning took place while in school. It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. It is only when you are not guided anymore when you start learning about life.Ĩ. You make more mistakes than you did in school, but you also champion your own battles in life. No one tells you what to do or nobody’s instructions make a real bearing to how you live your life. So after graduation, instead of feeling great and ready to conquer the world, feel humble as if you were a freshman once again, ready to be educated by the outside world.īut this time, it’s different. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson Having been educated does not mean having learned about lifeĬompared to what you can learn in your lifetime, school education is nothing. We are students of words: we are shut up in schools, and colleges, and recitation-rooms, for ten or fifteen years, and come out at last with a bag of wind, a memory of words, and do not know a thing. You can get all A’s and still flunk life. Hopefully, these things you learn in a book inspire you to seek your own way to life.Ħ. You also learn about yourself through the heroes of the books you read. You visit the far corners of the world, take part in an adventure to capture the biggest whale, and eat delicious-sounding meals. You learn where they live, how they eat and speak, what their aspirations in life are. When you read books, you learn about the experiences of other people. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go. The more that you read, the more things you will know. Despite the existence of classrooms and assignments, taking the initiative to educate the self by reading books is one of the best things you can do.ĥ. A single book may be the impetus for understanding the self, its capabilities, weaknesses, and potentials. If education makes you aware of things, it also makes you aware about yourself. ~Ray Bradbury To read books is to educate oneself I spent three days a week for 10 years educating myself in the public library, and it’s better than college. It enlarges your sense of human possibility what human nature is of what happens in the world. A good book is an education of the heart. The spotlight that you think is pointing at you, becomes a magnifying glass that allows you to see things as they are, turning biases into understanding.ģ. This leads to awareness and appreciation and these two things govern your actions toward it. When you learn about something, you understand its nature. ~Maya Angelou Education allows you to see better The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows. But, do you really know what education is or its role in your life? Find out what educators, writers, and philosophers have to say about it.ġ. In school, you are confined into a system that you trust will teach everything you should know. The moment you become aware of your existence, you start learning.
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