The importance of school is enormous, as it plays a huge role not just in the lives of individuals but also the community at large, imparting valuable knowledge that shapes lives and brings about development to our society. However, despite how great the school is and the amount of knowledge imparted within the four walls of the school, it's worth noting that not everything is taught therein because you need to experience and learn some valuable lessons outside the school, and in this write-up I'd be talking about that one valuable lesson I learned outside the four walls of the school and how it's shaped my life.
Before I delve into lessons I learned outside school that helped my life, it's worth noting that I'm not one of those people who think or believe that school is a scam, especially because, unlike before, it's quite difficult for graduates to make ends meet via their certificate. I'm only saying that not everything can be taught in the school; even if you spend a century within the walls of the school, when you step out, you'll still learn something new that'll be important, and that's the beauty of life and knowledge: you learn every day, be it in school, at home, or wherever you find yourself.
So what is that one thing I learned outside the school that has impacted my life graciously? For me, I'd say it's survival instinct and an important hack to sail through real-world challenges. In school we're mostly taught theoretical aspects of things without having to practicalize them so as to understand better, and these often lead to abstract knowledge or mere memorization to get promoted to the next class. But in the real world, aside from being advised by your parents, elders, and friends, several scenarios will play out during the course of your life that'll teach you lessons that open your eyes to the need to tread carefully, invest, trust less, and build relationships that push you towards greatness.
When I graduated from the university, I was home for about three years before I went for my youth service, and those three years were a period of torment, running from one place to another in quest of survival. At the end of the day, nothing seemed to be working. I was learning and growing on the job. I used to think all I needed to sail through in life had been embedded in me via going through the school system. But I was wrong, because life poses its own challenges that school lessons alone can't solve. Thankfully, I was open to learning, and the stress taught me the hard way. My colleagues and friends taught me too in both pleasant and unpleasant ways, and that's shaped my life and brooded the person I've become today.
Lessons and having survival instincts come from experience, and that wasn't taught to me in school, although it's worth noting that school can improve in these as well, because they tend to base more on theory without touching practical aspects of things, and life is practical; it's what we experience daily, and it's the reason why practicality needs to be encouraged and become a core of our education system. If that can be done, we'll have more valuable knowledge to learn in schools that would be relevant in procuring solutions to real-life challenges, but until then, life is teaching, and if you're open to learning and not giving up, you'll learn what'll pave the way for your success in life.
Thanks so much for your time, have a good night rest.
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