Great read. You learn from the environment you are in. Babies will learn to walk and talk regardless where they are. Youth learn to mimic and grow from their environment. We even do it here on Steemit. You hang out in a barber shop you are bound to get a haircut and even learn how to cut hair. However the job of raising children should still be left to the parents and not the government. At the moment a lot of childcare agencies are raising our children rather than parents. I would think that childcare providers are a stepping stone for government to raise your children. Thanks for a great read. I posted a few blogs too recently. I am learning a growing here on Steemit and loving it. Again thanks for the post. - Troy
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I had thought of adding a section to the end of the article about how I am continuing to "Unchool" myself as an adult.
Every adult should! And you are right that Steemit can really encourage people to do so.
I am constantly learning.
The hours and hours and big effort that I spend learning new things is valuable.
Sometimes people will make fun of someone who learned online or by reading books,
and say that they can never be anywhere close to the level of knowledge on a matter that someone who studied at a prestigious university is ... but that is not necessarily true.
Learning comes in many forms and is not limited to those who can afford an expensive education and have degrees behind their names.
Thanks for your comments!
When I was young I was book smart and life dumb. I have learned more from life than I ever learned in a book. They say all centurions have a desire to learn and grow, I understand the concept of unschooling. Much of what we learned was bull and we need to learn the truth. Principles standards and values are not taught in schools and yet go a long way in life. A lot farther than that multiple choice quiz we took in 11th grade. LOL Again thanks.
I am a college dropout, and I have had a long and quite successful career as an engineering consultant. Most of my clients have preferred working with me over folk with strings of degrees. I "get the job done" because I am a bulldog when it comes to learning whatever is necessary to complete the task.
Some folks are self-made and motivated. That is the way folks used to be. To get ahead in life you need to be self-made and determined. My best friend is a mere high school grad yet he had a successful hardware business and is a phenomenal father. I am proud of you Creatr for being a self-made man.
absolutely!
Though I believe it to be very difficult to "unteach" something as an adult when it is learned as a child. A child's experiences and teachings usually are what shape and define ones believes as an adult. Another reason why schooling by regulations of a government is somewhat dangerous..
In the almost 2 months here on Steemit, together with the tool called "internet." I probably learned more than I did in a few years of high-school.