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Education Should Go Beyond The Classroom: The Importance Of Street Smarts

BY Steve Biko Wafula · November 26, 2023 09:11 am

Education is often seen as the key to success in life. However, education is not only about what we learn in school but also about what we learn from the streets.

The streets are where we encounter the real world, where we face challenges, opportunities, and risks. The streets are where we develop our street smarts, which are the skills and knowledge that help us navigate through life.

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Street smarts are not taught in school, but they are crucial for our personal and professional growth. They include things like:

  1. Cash flow management: How to earn, save, and invest money wisely, and how to avoid debt and financial traps.
  2. Lifelong learning: How to keep learning new things, update our skills, and adapt to changing situations.
  3. Entrepreneurial mindset: How to think creatively, solve problems, take initiative, and seize opportunities.
  4. Networking: How to build and maintain relationships with successful people, and how to leverage their expertise and resources.

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These are some of the lessons that the streets taught me, and they have made a huge difference in my life. They have helped me to achieve my goals, overcome obstacles, and create value for myself and others.

However, these lessons are not widely taught in school. School education tends to focus on:

  1. Getting good grades: How to memorize facts, follow instructions, and pass exams.
  2. Getting a government job: How to secure a stable and secure employment with benefits and allowances.
  3. Earning a salary: How to depend on a fixed and limited income source.
  4. Scaling the corporate structure: How to climb the hierarchical ladder and seek promotions and recognition.

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These are some of the lessons that school taught me, and they have limited my potential and vision. They have made me complacent, risk-averse, and dependent on others.

Therefore, I believe that education should go beyond the classroom and that street smarts should be integrated into the curriculum. Education should not only teach us what to think but also how to think. Education should not only prepare us for a job but also life. Education should not only equip us with knowledge but also with skills and attitudes.

By doing so, education can help us to become more well-rounded, versatile, and successful individuals. Education can help us to unlock our true potential and achieve our dreams. Education can help us to make the world a better place.

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Steve Biko is the CEO OF Soko Directory and the founder of Hidalgo Group of Companies. Steve is currently developing his career in law, finance, entrepreneurship and digital consultancy; and has been implementing consultancy assignments for client organizations comprising of trainings besides capacity building in entrepreneurial matters. He can be reached on: +254 20 510 1124 or Email: info@sokodirectory.com

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