self-education
Learning without teachers
Self-education is learning pursued independently, outside formal schooling or instruction.
Someone who is self-educated has acquired knowledge or skills through their own initiative—reading, practice, experimentation—rather than through teachers or institutions: Lincoln was largely self-educated, reading law books by candlelight.
The term often carries connotations of admirable initiative and autodidactic rigor.
Desire to learn
- autodidactOne who teaches themselves
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- independenceFreedom from external control
- ambitionDesire for achievement
perseverance · discipline · motivation · resourcefulness · initiative · determination · drive · passion
Gaining knowledge gradually
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- knowledgeUnderstood facts and skills
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
mastery · expertise · comprehension · discovery · enlightenment · scholarship · erudition · literacy
Large-scale internet classes
- tutorialsInstructional guides for beginners
- readingInterpreting written text
- booksBound written works
- podcastsEpisodic digital audio programs
documentaries · webinars · YouTube · library · flashcards · note-taking · practice · repetition
curiosity
Desire to learn
- autodidactOne who teaches themselves
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- independenceFreedom from external control
ambition · perseverance · discipline · motivation · resourcefulness · initiative · determination · drive · passion · commitment
learning
Gaining knowledge gradually
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- knowledgeUnderstood facts and skills
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
insight · mastery · expertise · comprehension · discovery · enlightenment · scholarship · erudition · literacy · fluency
MOOCs
Large-scale internet classes
podcasts · documentaries · webinars · YouTube · library · flashcards · note-taking · practice · repetition · immersion
- self-relianceindependence, resourcefulness, initiative, individualism, bootstrapping
- thinkingthinking, reasoning, thought, ponder, contemplate
- public educationpublic school, public schools, state school, public university, state university
self-educationclassroom instruction
Teaching in school setting
tutoring · mentorship · schooling · apprenticeship · formal education
self-educationdegree programs
Formal courses toward certification
compulsory education · formal education · schooling · university education · traditional schooling
self-educationcompulsory schooling
Legally required attendance at school
mandatory education · compulsory education · mandatory schooling · indoctrination · spoon-feeding
self, education, educate, educated, educator, selfless, educational, uneducated, self-esteem