As I said earlier, “education” is a broad term; it can mean the whole spectrum from academic studies to the more pragmatic pursuits of learning for a job. It can also mean a specific subject like math or a field like business or language. It can also mean a broad range of activities, be they formal or informal, like playing a sport or volunteering for a cause.
The problem with education is that it comes with so many opinions. It’s easy to think that some people are just more capable than others. Those who earn a degree are often viewed as the cream of the crop, while those who learn on the job are seen as the people who are really “doing something.” Some people actually believe that knowledge is power, and that knowledge is something you use to get ahead.
It’s easy to use your knowledge of one field to your advantage in another field. But the problem is that you don’t have to know everything to be successful, and that’s very limiting. In many cases, knowledge can be something that you simply choose to use and then it becomes part of your identity. But too often the knowledge that most people have on a subject is actually the knowledge that they dislike or are afraid to use.
In my experience, the biggest barriers to learning are the ones that we don’t like. I know lots of people who are afraid of their teachers. They think they’re useless. They think they can never learn anything. They think that there’s not enough time or the right materials to learn something. People that are afraid of their teachers don’t like them. They don’t like that they have to learn something they don’t want to.
The great thing about being on a blind date is that you dont actually know what you are looking for. You dont know what youre looking for, what you want.
The only way to be sure there are no students is to take classes and get to know them. But if people are scared to do so, it’s because they dont know what you need. If you dont know what youre looking for, then they dont know what you’re looking for, and they dont know how to get there.
If you are looking for someone who is smart but not interested in learning, or who is a little shy, then youve hit on the wrong person. That sounds very negative but it isn’t. The two conditions people have to meet aren’t necessarily what you would think they are.
I think many people are afraid to take classes because they think it will make them dumb. But there are many people who are actually smart. They take classes because they want to learn and they dont know where theyre going. Just like a person who is smart may take a class on how to be a nurse but dont know how to get there. They dont know where they are going. So they dont know what theyre looking for.
Many people choose to take classes because they think that they are going to learn something new and valuable. But there are many people who take classes because they arent sure or dont know what theyre doing.
People who take classes usually take them out of ignorance, and many people choose to take classes out of boredom. The problem is that people who take classes tend to think it is going to be a boring experience. And they usually get it wrong.