Learning something on our own is an intricate art that rarely can be mastered. Without having teachers to guide us, without the academic pressure to perform well on exams; learning for enlightenment, or what we know as self-education, is the ultimate destination students can achieve.
“Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune”– Jim Rohn
What is self-education?
Self-education is the process through which someone can educate oneself without the need for formal aid such as educational institutions.
Self-learners typically use informal study methods to teach themselves. The internet itself has brought a new revolution in the angle of self-education.
Why should someone opt for self-education?
Self-education gives you the freedom to learn what you want. While formal education is a mold in which everyone has to fit in, self-education lets you create your own. It assists us in crafting our learning process.
Here are some of the benefits you can achieve from self-education:
Learning at your own pace
The self-learning method helps us to learn something with as much time as we want to. It helps to deeply absorb content, giving enough room to delve into a topic, without worrying much about a deadline. Even though deadlines can make someone do a task faster, the quality may get compromised sometimes, if someone procrastinates on a task until the last minute. Therefore, self-education will lead to better understanding without any time limit.
It provides a wider scope for learning
Self-study allows you to go beyond what teachers instruct you to do with the help of search engines, and the vast amount of information available on the internet. Learning has changed the way people learn, beyond a subject someone is majoring in. For instance, a student pursuing a finance undergraduate degree can learn content writing with the help of online materials and self-persistence. So, presently with the help of self-learning, we can learn without being confined to the syllabus we are taught.
Helps to improve study skills
When you read to learn, the goal is not to memorize to perform well in exams, but to understand how to apply the knowledge in certain situations where it is necessary. This type of knowledge is extremely important to set a strong foothold in the job sector or the entrepreneurial journey. It also assists in building one’s self-esteem when one sees it is possible to accomplish things on their own.
Prerequisites of Self-education
Even though self-learning is proven to be one of the best ways to enhance knowledge; there are a few fundamentals that one must keep in mind while deciding whether to opt for self-education. Firstly, it is necessary to be consistent. Regular studying paired with required research and practice will help to have a strong grasp of the subject. In addition, being persistent and practicing good time management is essential. If you believe you perform better under constant monitoring and guidance with a lack of self-discipline then self-education might not be the best method available for you. Then, it is advised to focus more on classroom education.
It is wise to remember that everything takes time and self-education is a whole different learning style that should be worked on continuously for best results.
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Writer,
Fatema Tuz Zohora
Intern, Content Writing Department
YSSE.