Education is a process that involves the transfer of knowledge, habits and skills from one generation to another through teaching, research and training (Education). It can be in a formal or informal setting. Formal education involves institutionalized learning based on a curriculum. In today’s society, education and learning play a huge role in shaping the lives of individuals and the society as a whole. What we aren’t realizing is that being educated is not just what we learn at school. Education is more than just learning from books. Despite the countless classrooms I have sat in, the hundreds of pages of notes I have taken, and the thousands of lectures I have listened to, I have realized that, many of life’s greatest lessons are not those
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For many of us we would consider our parents to be our greatest teacher for they have taught us the basics of life and so much more. They taught us how to walk, how to talk, how to face problems, and even things as random as how to fix a flat tire on your bike so you wouldn’t bother them every time it happened. But aside from all the things they are required to teach us as parents, they have taught us many valuable lessons that they themselves may not even realize they are doing. Society would consider my parents to be “uneducated” because neither one of them had the opportunity to go far in their education. They did not attend college or even graduate from high school for the matter. So you may wonder what could they possible teach me? Although to society my parents may be considered to be uneducated but to me they are the smartest people in the world and with out them I wouldn’t have learned all the things I know today. One of the greatest lessons they have taught me was to be content with little. Growing up we did not have much. Many times money was tight and we barely had enough to make it through the month but regardless of our situation my parents were always content. They never looked for wealth in money, and never measured their self-worth by the numbers on their bank statement. They taught me the joy of living within my means. Perhaps the most valuable lesson I have learned from my parents is that no matter where we come …show more content…
You are the way you are because that is what you believe about yourself. A lot of times we rely our happiness and our self-worth on other people. We are quick to look down on ourselves without realizing how truly extraordinary we are. Through out life I have learned that we shouldn’t rely on other people to be happy. I learned that if we make good decisions we will live off the reward of those good decisions. I learned that it is up to ourselves to surround ourselves with great people. We have the power to chose those we associate with. So why associate with someone who isn’t making you happy? When you like and respect yourself, you always perform and behave better than if you did not (Tracy). A big part of how happy we are depends on our mindset, the habits we practice, and the way we live each day. By learning the key ingredients of happiness, we can use them to become
For many of us we would consider our parents to be our greatest teacher for they have taught us the basics of life and so much more. They taught us how to walk, how to talk, how to face problems, and even things as random as how to fix a flat tire on your bike so you wouldn’t bother them every time it happened. But aside from all the things they are required to teach us as parents, they have taught us many valuable lessons that they themselves may not even realize they are doing. Society would consider my parents to be “uneducated” because neither one of them had the opportunity to go far in their education. They did not attend college or even graduate from high school for the matter. So you may wonder what could they possible teach me? Although to society my parents may be considered to be uneducated but to me they are the smartest people in the world and with out them I wouldn’t have learned all the things I know today. One of the greatest lessons they have taught me was to be content with little. Growing up we did not have much. Many times money was tight and we barely had enough to make it through the month but regardless of our situation my parents were always content. They never looked for wealth in money, and never measured their self-worth by the numbers on their bank statement. They taught me the joy of living within my means. Perhaps the most valuable lesson I have learned from my parents is that no matter where we come …show more content…
You are the way you are because that is what you believe about yourself. A lot of times we rely our happiness and our self-worth on other people. We are quick to look down on ourselves without realizing how truly extraordinary we are. Through out life I have learned that we shouldn’t rely on other people to be happy. I learned that if we make good decisions we will live off the reward of those good decisions. I learned that it is up to ourselves to surround ourselves with great people. We have the power to chose those we associate with. So why associate with someone who isn’t making you happy? When you like and respect yourself, you always perform and behave better than if you did not (Tracy). A big part of how happy we are depends on our mindset, the habits we practice, and the way we live each day. By learning the key ingredients of happiness, we can use them to become