This week is over the myth of education and empowerment.
Malcolm X’s essay explains his education through book and not schooling. I
believe he wanted to learn because he wanted to write letters to the person he
respected and also his desire to be a speaker. He educated himself through
books alone. His education gave him a sense of power. He gained knowledge from
the books he read. The knowledge he learned enabled him to become a speaker. He
was able to express his beliefs and opinions. Malcolm X became an influential
leader because of the knowledge he gained. He proves that knowledge does not
necessarily come from going to school. Reading and gaining wisdom from outside
sources help a person gain education. A person does not have to go to college
to be successful or intelligent. A person can learn many things simply from
reading. There are millions of books out there for people to read. People have
to push themselves in order to learn whether it is in school or outside of
school. People can learn knowledge from their family members or friends. In
order to learn anywhere, an effort must be made.
Education
can give someone a sense of empowerment. It is said that knowledge is power. I
agree with that statement. People who are intelligent are in charge of
important things. Someone with just a high school diploma would not be CEO of a
major company or be a doctor. Knowledge and education help people grow.
Experiences and knowledge gained from outside of school help a person grow even
more. That kind of person can form opinions and learn from experiences
themselves.
Everyone can learn a lot from just reading and disciplining themselves into doing so. I think it's amazing everything that he taught himself but he didn't educate himself in everything not even much of history from where he was from. You did a good job presenting today! I want to ask you something. Do you think he would have became so accomplished if it weren't for him being in prison?
ReplyDeleteI liked how you ended your blog post with talking about empowerment. I agree that education can be very empowering and help one to achieve and grow.
ReplyDeleteI like how at the end of your post you said that “experiences and knowledge gained from outside of school help a person grow even more” because it is completely true. You can’t be taught everything you need to know, you have to be able to figure out some things for yourself. Great job presenting yesterday, keep up the great work!
ReplyDeleteI like how you brought up the point of knowledge is power, because I feel as though we tend to forget how blessed we are to be able to obtain a degree in whatever field we would like to and we have the opportunity to get a higher education, thus giving us more power in the business world. I think that people can be very successful without a college degree though.
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