If it were possible, I think I could be a student for the rest of my life. I mean in some ways we are always life's students--learning through life experiences and adventures. However, I'm talking about in the more conventional way of being a student. Not through a university--although I'm sure grad school would eventually make it on my list--but through small classes available online and workshops that take place over a week or even a weekend. There are numerous, wonderful classes found online if you just know where to look.
Want to know the basics of photography? There's a class for that. Want to know how to work Illustrator? There's a class for that. Want to find your inner doodler? There's a class for that. Want to create your own dream job and own your own successful small business? There's a class for that. Want to write beautiful works of art? There's a class for that. While they're sometimes called e-courses, they all will help you in one way or another. Usually you can go at your own pace like you would in a normal online class at a university. Some of these e-courses are pre-made so you can just download the material and pace yourself at your own free will, as long as you have the correct information you have access to the material. However, some of these classes are a little more structured and have instructors. While you can still go at your own pace, there are certain deadlines that must be met.
I'm taking one of these courses right now and I'm finding it to be extremely helpful. I have also used the textbook from the photography class mentioned above and found it to be one of the most well written and easily understood books about photography that I have come across. I am a person who learns from trial and error a good deal better than from reading in books--usually technical information boggles my brain and gives me a massive migraine, but the technical was broken down into practical application. The rest of the classes above I have never taken, so I can't completely say one way or the other how they are, but I have had my eye on each and every one of them for a little while. What can I say? I would love to stay a student forever learning new things.
Like learning to knit individual fingers on gloves.
Title: "The Brightest Lights" by King Charles featuring Mumford and Sons
Labels: Adult Life, Education, Knitting, Life, Music
