Self Help Education Guide

"Formal education will make you a living, Self help education will make you a fortune" Jim Rohn


The academic knowledge learnt from school stands at a very high level of importance in society today.  It is regarded as the be all and end all of a persons career and position in life. From a very young age children are taught to study hard, pass exams and qualify in their chosen subjects to gain a position in a job that should secure them for the rest of their lives until retirement.

Self help education v formal education.

It is apparent that todays youth is far less concerned with education and doing well at school as they are with having a good time and enjoying themselves while still young. Instead of going to school they actually truant and fall majorly behind in their subjects. Self help education is about kids having the opportunity to study their chosen topics and subjects, ones that they enjoy, are good at and can see themselves benefiting from.

However, in schools they are forced to learn about things that they simply do not want to be taught and consequently don't do well in class a lot of the time. As a result teachers punish these students by telling them off, putting them on detention, putting them on report, making them stand in the corner, etc. Does this punishment system have any positive impact on the students themselves? Or does it just reinforce their bad behaviours by having them act out as bad kids?

What about when a child has learning difficulties or disabilities and they are taken out of class to study with other 'special needs' children, does that really help their learning capabilities or does it just reinforce the fact that they have problems with learning?

Sex education taught in schools is apparently meant to teach youngsters the harmful effects of unprotected sex and that STI's and young pregnancy will be the result. So why is the rate of teenage pregnancy increasing per year? Is the material being taught to children sending out the message to prevent them from having sex or making them more curious about it?

Seems as though the more the government and educational institutions attempt to deter kids from irresponsible actions the more they just rebel and continue to act in the way from which they are being deterred.

Self help education does not promote that children gain general knowledge from school to utilise it to better somebody else's business i.e. an employer. But rather to gain specialised knowledge of their chosen field AND knowledge of how to tap into the potential of their unconscious mind to utilise it to better themselves, their lives and build their OWN business.

The problem primarily in school education is not that the information provided by schools is wrong but it's about the way it is presented to the students. If you say 'don't do it' to someone, you are simply installing an element of curiosity in their mind so they will want to do the exact thing that they are told not to.

Self help education is not about being told what to do and what not to do but instead to seek knowledge which you personally want to acquire and then learning HOW to apply it.

On the other hand the subjects, tests, exams and homework are getting more and more difficult each year. Seven year olds are put under unnecessary pressure to do well in minor tests which will have no significant effect to how they progress in further study. So why are children made to feel stress at such a young age when they are still in a highly impressionable age where every experience they have will have a significant impact later on in their lives?

Examinations through the whole scope of the educational system going up to university is proving more and more difficult for students.  Lectures, assignments and essays are becoming more and more demanding as the standards of these institutions rise.

Self help education is not about gaining degrees and qualifications in one industry/field that limit their capabilities to succeed in more areas than one but to gain overall beneficial knowledge that will enable them to succeed in EVERY area of their lives.

But what is the point in raising the standards of education when the standards of students are falling?  More and more people are dropping out of school, college and university in pursuit of a more fulfilling career than the one obtained through qualifications and degrees.

Many graduates leave with the degree in a specific subject but enter into a totally different career choice. Other graduates simply can not find work due to inefficient knowledge of how to actually get the job done. Most employers do not even seek academic certificates when choosing who they wish to employ. They favour applicants who have the necessary experience required to adequately manage the position.

Self help education is about gaining knowledge and then going about applying it. Knowledge is not power without application.

So the question arises is the education taught in schools even as important as we are made to believe? Is the system beneficial for the youngsters of today with the result being more and more pregnancies and crimes?

If you take a closer look to what is actually taught in schools you can begin to realise that 95% of the material is totally irrelevant to everyday life experiences.  Core subjects such as Maths, English and Science are important to develop to a satisfactory level but the majority of the information within these subjects will not be needed later on in life.

The whole purpose of the education system is to absorb as much pointless general knowledge as possible and then to finally test how much can be remembered at the end of each year. That's all. This does not determine how intelligent or how successful a person will be when they pursue a career.

A personal experiment was carried out on financially successful people, some of which millionaires. Over 90% of them stated that their success was down to their attitude, ambition and hard work. School education had seldom to do with the success they achieved in their career and businesses. They turned to self help education.

You can track back to the highest achievers in history and find that nearly all of them used their inner minds, creativity, imagination, intuition perseverance and determination to become great successes, this is the basis of self help education.

So again the question arises is school education even important at all? We have the potential to acquire a fulfilling career without being academically qualified all without the added pressure, stress and tension of exams. Of course if one is to pursue a career in the medical industry, the law industry or accountancy then a relevant degree would be needed. However just the specialised knowledge in that field would be required and not the general information forced upon students whilst at school and college.

Studies have shown that even the greatest achievers in the world had minimal or no education at all. They used their inner mind, their intuitive side known as the unconscious mind and followed their vision to succeed in making their dreams come true.

This is the true basis of self help education

Children, while still young, see the world as a big play ground to do with as they please. All they want to do is discover and learn and through this experience they develop  dreams and ambitions. However, schooling usually diminishes any talents and gifts with which young children are born and they forget about their dreams to pursue with their studies due to the pressures of parents, teachers and society's expectations.

They are made to believe that education is the only path to a decent life. Installing an image of an employee working under the boss in their minds and with this image they continue on to fulfill that expectation. This is why most people live average lives, with not really much spare money to enjoy life and are kept under the control of the employer.

School teaches youngsters that they are to start at the bottom and work their way up. Self Help education teaches that you are to aim for the top no matter where you start.

However, the great achievers who truly are living their lives the way it was meant to be are the ones who didn't follow the schooling path but followed their dreams instead. These are the great artists, writers, singers, dancers, business entrepreneurs, chefs, performers, speakers, etc. They let their natural talents come through and went about expressing them to the world.

Now, education can be of value if only it taught children the things that would truly benefit them in their lives. Not things like, name the biggest mountain in the world, or, what does Au stand for in the periodic table of elements, or, what is the square root of 184745489!

Teach them facts of substance. They need to learn things that will enable them to become independent, self-reliant and confident grown ups when they do go out and step into the career world.  Teach them that they can be their own boss and can create their life exactly how they want it to be instead of how society expects it to be. THIS IS SELF HELP EDUCATION DEFINED!

The trouble is that the government has too much power over the method of study in schools and there is not much that can be done about the present states of all educational institutions so it is the job of the parents to educate their children in these areas.

Parents rely too much on teachers and schooling when deciding what's best for their children, but having learnt a new perspective on how school doesn't always have a positive effect, it would be wise to educate them at home on the things that they should be learning by the parents.

Things like good organisation and communication skills, relationship building, self-confidence, self efficiency, manners, healthy habits, integrity and a positive mental attitude towards life in general are essential attributes in which children need guidance but are not taught at school.

Remembering never to put excess pressure on them unnecessarily to do well in their studies and forcing them to do their work. Instead allow them to work at their own pace and encourage them in a calm, loving, enjoyable and positive way which is the best way we learn.

Parents should always take an interest at how youngsters find school as an experience in and of itself rather than solely focusing on their grades and exam results. It is their experience as children that will have an impact on their future lives not the education they were taught in their classes.

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