Lifelonglearningisviewedastheprocessinwhichpeopledeveloptheirmindsandgainknowledgethroughbooks,computersandeveningcoursesratherthanmerelyhavingaformaluniversityeducation.Justasoldsayinggoes,“Learningisadailyexperienceandalifetimemission.”Iwouldhaveagreethatrealeducationbeginswithlifelonglearning.
Obviously,forthepersonwhobelievesinlifelongeducation,learningneverstops.Toillustrate,AbrahamLincolnhadverylittleschoolingasdidThomasEdison,butyetthesemenarenotregardedasuneducatedbutrosetothetopoftheirfieldsinpoliticsandsciencerespectively,becausetheyneverstoplearning.Infact,thetrulyeducatedmanconsidershimselfnotyettohaveattainedthatposition.
Inbrief,alife-longattitudetolearningmeansthatlearningneverstopsandthewillingnesstoseekoutknowledgewhereitmaybefoundaretwoindispensablewaysofself-education.
