When kids leave traditional school, they have to go through a deschooling process.
Deschooling = unlearning all the bad habits you picked up in school.
Some of the biggest habits kids (and adults!) need to unlearn 👇
Deschooling = unlearning all the bad habits you picked up in school.
Some of the biggest habits kids (and adults!) need to unlearn 👇
1. Being passive.
Traditional school rewards those who fit in. Stand in line, follow the rules, check the box.
Real life rewards those who chase what they want, color outside the lines, take action.
If you want success in life, you need to be assertive, not passive.
Traditional school rewards those who fit in. Stand in line, follow the rules, check the box.
Real life rewards those who chase what they want, color outside the lines, take action.
If you want success in life, you need to be assertive, not passive.
2. Waiting for permission.
Traditional school makes kids ask for permission to do anything, from going to the bathroom to reading a book.
The real world rewards those who don't wait for permission.
It's an adage for a reason: "don't ask for permission, ask for forgiveness."
Traditional school makes kids ask for permission to do anything, from going to the bathroom to reading a book.
The real world rewards those who don't wait for permission.
It's an adage for a reason: "don't ask for permission, ask for forgiveness."
3. Deferring to authority.
School teaches kids that authority is always right.
In reality, kids need to learn to trust their own judgment and opinions - even (and especially) when they diverge.
When kids leave school, they have to learn to trust their own inner compass again.
School teaches kids that authority is always right.
In reality, kids need to learn to trust their own judgment and opinions - even (and especially) when they diverge.
When kids leave school, they have to learn to trust their own inner compass again.
4. Learning to the test.
School rewards late-night cramming and test-it-and-forget-it learning strategies.
The only thing that matters is the test score.
In the real world, kids need to learn to the task. Success is measured by what they can *do* with the knowledge they gain.
School rewards late-night cramming and test-it-and-forget-it learning strategies.
The only thing that matters is the test score.
In the real world, kids need to learn to the task. Success is measured by what they can *do* with the knowledge they gain.
5. Doing the bare minimum to get by.
It's easy to get by in school doing "just good enough."
But the real world rewards excellence, not mediocrity.
Kids need to learn to take pride in their work, and to go above and beyond - because they care about the outcome.
It's easy to get by in school doing "just good enough."
But the real world rewards excellence, not mediocrity.
Kids need to learn to take pride in their work, and to go above and beyond - because they care about the outcome.
6. Avoiding learning
Most kids spend 12 years experiencing learning as something unpleasant.
They learn to avoid it. They'd rather never do it again.
But to be successful in life, you have to be a constant learner. Which means kids need to fall in love with learning again.
Most kids spend 12 years experiencing learning as something unpleasant.
They learn to avoid it. They'd rather never do it again.
But to be successful in life, you have to be a constant learner. Which means kids need to fall in love with learning again.
The worst habits kids have to unlearn when they leave school:
-being passive
-waiting for permission
-deferring to authority
-learning to the test
-doing the bare minimum
-avoiding learning
What else would you add to this list?
-being passive
-waiting for permission
-deferring to authority
-learning to the test
-doing the bare minimum
-avoiding learning
What else would you add to this list?
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