True Education

Schools don’t educate.

They train.

What do I mean with this?

Let me explain...

You don’t pay for your education.

The government does.

‘’Isn’t that a good thing?’’

Not at all.

When the government pays, the government decides what you’ll learn.

What do you think they want?

A generation of free thinkers?

Or a generation of obedient workers?

I think the answer is clear.

What we call education is mostly training.

It’s the same training slaves in ancient Rome received.

They needed human machines.

Each slave specialized in one task.

So, they were given job training.

Compare them to a free man of the same era.

A free man had to do many things:

• Write

• Fight

• Ride a horse

• Negotiate

He had no idea what challenges life might bring.

Specific job training would have been useless.

What did he need to learn?

How to train himself.

Not how to DO a task...

But how to LEARN a task.

What do you need to learn?

You need to make mistakes.

What does school teach you to avoid?

Making mistakes.

In schools, you’re successful if you didn’t make any mistakes on your test.

But in real life...

Success lies on the other side of countless failures.

Schools make children risk-averse.

Especially kids with high IQ.

This cripples the next generation of hyper productive people.

As a teacher, this breaks my heart.

I’ve made it my mission to create a system that teaches true education.

But what does true education require?

Here are 9 essential principles:

1) Curiosity

Curiosity is the foundation of all learning.

It makes education feel like a journey.

Schools use force.

Making learning feel like a chore.

2) Agency

This is the ability to make thoughtful decisions about your path...

And proactively taking action to pursue it.

It allows you to chase your own goals.

Not follow someone else’s.

3) Critical Thinking

Critical thinking is the ability to:

• Analyze

• Question

• Reason

It’s about evaluating information and making sound judgements.

Schools rely too much on memorization.

Not thinking.

4) Practical Application

Practical application turns knowledge into value.

It’s about using what you’ve learned to solve real-world problems.

Learning without applying it is meaningless.

5) Self-reflection

You need to be able to understand yourself.

Know your:

• Values

• Strengths

• Areas for growth

Self-reflection aligns learning with personal growth.

6) Adaptability

The world changes fast.

You need to be prepared for it.

True education must teach you to:

• Learn

• Unlearn

• Relearn

7) Mentorship

A great teacher or mentor:

• Inspires

• Challenges

• Guides

But this can’t happen if they’re babysitting 30 students at once.

There needs strong connection between teacher and parent.

8) Ethical Foundation

Knowledge must serve humanity.

How?

By integrating empathy and ethics into learning.

This ensures your knowledge benefits the greater good.

9) Diverse Perspectives

Explore different:

• Ideas

• Cultures

• Viewpoints

This builds tolerance and understanding.

This is essential for cooperation and navigating complexity.

These principles are the foundation of true education.

But I didn’t learn these in school.

Where did I learn them?

On the internet.

Passionate creators who shared valuable knowledge from their own perspective.

They connected learning to my goals and dreams.

That made education more meaningful.

We have the potential to change education forever.

But we must take it step by step.

How?

First, we grow our ‘’bubble’’.

We do this by becoming successful ourselves.

Others will follow in our footsteps.

It’s a slow process.

But we must keep walking.

Don’t listen to the doubt and fear.

This is about something bigger than ourselves.

Much love,

Tibor