Making an effort in achieving something you want is education itself. You will truly gain knowledge when you offer your time wholeheartedly. One specific example would be in school. Examinations are very common in any educational institution. There are times when we will succeed and there will be times when we will not be able to meet the standards of our instructors. Whenever I take an exam, I always tell myself to do my best to learn the lessons I am struggling with. To be honest, I get more satisfaction knowing that I worked hard along the process and the results are just a bonus. I used to think that an individual is only considered smart if he or she has a grade of 90 or above when it comes to academics. I do not actually consider myself a smart person. But as I continue to grow and discover things along the way, I started to look at school as a place of trial and error, an institution of understanding. In the end, once we step out of our universities, the things we do not learn in schools, like being street smart, will play a huge part in how our lives shall turn out. I learned that there are different types of smart. Street smart, tech smart, academics smart, and the list goes on. The same thing applies to education.
Education can occur in a formal or informal setting and any experience affects the way how an individual thinks or feels considering somethi
ng to be educational. Education can be acquired in so many ways. Educating oneself can be done anywhere, not only within the four corners of a classroom or the larger macrocosm of the institution. In an interview with my former class adviser, Ms. Malyn Dacir from the Philippines, she mentions that education is a tool to better ones life so he can enjoy it to the fullest. One way of acquiring education is by enrolling in an educational institution. Going to school gives us a huge opportunity to acquire knowledge. Some of the things that we learn in school can also be used and applied to the real world. We have no idea that we can become educated even in the simplest ways as well. One example that we may not notice in our everyday lives, we educate ourselves with cooking. If we do not know how to make a dish, either a viand, food that accompanies rice, a dessert, or a snack, we search for instructions on how to create it. We offer our time in learning and mastering so that we will be able to produce our final product confidently. Education is about applying the knowledge that begins within ourselves, supported by the school, and finally improving with the help of society. In my opinion, just being curious when it comes to trying new things is an example of living your life to the fullest. There will be no regrets because of your eagerness to experience new things.