Adventures in Self Education Abhishek She*y www.abhishekshe*y.com
1) Education Shifts Responsibility to Student
2)Educa7on teaches Student to adapt to Change
The Student Today!
3) Educa)on helps the student bring out a Unique Passion
Part 2 Designing Your Own Curriculum
Students of the Private School System
John F Kennedy
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Gatto’s 14 Principles of Education in Elite Private Schools www.johntaylorgatto.com
1. Understanding Human Behavior 2. Literacy to Write and Speak 3. Insight into Major Institutional Forms
4. Mastery of Social Forms. 5. Independent Work 6. Energetic Physical Sports
7. Access to Top people 8. Personal Responsibility 9. Arrive at a personal code of Standards 10.Ability to face challenges
11. Familiarity with Master Works. 12. Power of Accurate Recording and Observing
13. Habit of caution in reasoning 14. Constant Development and Testing of Ideas
Part 3 Teaching Students to
Learn to Learn
1. Learning 2. Observing 3. Creating 4. Reflecting
30 Ideas to Self Educate
Idea 1 Read Books
Life Lists
Idea 2 Videos
Watch Interviews, Great Movies, Documentaries, Talks, Webinars, Keynotes and more. Learn about your field through Videos.
Idea 3 Films and Television
Idea 4 News Mediums
Idea 5 Blogs and Websites
Idea 6 Audio Programs
Use Free Time for Audio Listening
Idea 7 Attend Seminars
The Jaipur Literature Festival 2013
Micheal Sandel
Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy
Aminatta Forna
Idea 8 Modeling the Best (Superstructure)
Idea 9 Blue Ocean Strategy
Idea 10 Life as You Live It (Experiences and Daily Moments)
Idea 11 Start a Club
Idea 12 Travel
Idea 13 IIT Education Outside IIT
Idea 14 Mentorship
Idea 15 Internship/ Apprenticeship
Idea 16 To Speak
Idea 17 To Write
Idea 18 To Listen
The Jus7n Bieber Story
Play it Big When You Have Too + Get in Touch With the Mavens
Idea 19 Self Branding
Website
Idea 20 To Research and Record
Idea 21 Create a Product/ Service
1) Zappos
2) Starbucks 3) Kidsmania
4) TOMS
5) Virgin
Idea 22 Build Your Tribe/ Community From Scratch
Abhishek’s Empowerment Ini7a7ve
Idea 23 Solitude and Self Knowledge
Idea 24 Thinking Time
Idea 25 Maintain a Journal
Idea 26 Set Goals
John Goddard’s Bucket List
Keep Hitting and Hitting and Hitting… Home Runs - 714
Strike outs 1330
Number of Strike Outs = Almost Twice the Number of Home Runs
Learn from the twinkle in a child’s eye
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YOU are Special!
YOU are Loved!
YOU are meant for Greatness!
