Malcolm X Homemade Education Summary

Malcolm X's writes "Homemade Education," stating that the average street hustler and criminal were too uneducated to write a letter. But Malcolm X wasn't just an average street hustler. In fact, Malcolm X started his educational journey in Norfolk Prison Colony, where he read Elijah Muhammad and thus, became extremely interested in black history and slavery. Malcolm X reveals how he wrote letters to people in the "hustling world." Malcolm X was upset and frustrated because he couldn’t express himself in his letters, he didn't want to write using street slang. These letters were the jump start to Malcolm X's homemade education

Malcolm X showed his interest in a higher education in Prison, when he met a man named Bimbi who was far more educated than him, which eventually Malcolm X looked up to because of his critical thinking and his ability. Malcolm X wanted to be like him, but Malcolm X couldn’t even understand most of the words he came across when reading a book. Since Malcolm X couldn’t read or understand these words, in addition to his bad penmanship, during his stay in prison, Malcolm X decided to educate himself past the eighth grade level to the understanding of the Civil Rights of African Americans.

Malcolm X was surprised by how many words exited.

Malcolm X started studying from the dictionary, He began studying the pages, looking over all of the words that he had never knew even existed. Then, he began copying the words down word by word, page a day, he would write it all down then read it. Without even trying, Malcolm X remembers most of the words he had written, and reviewed the once he didn't, he was interested in the dictionary that he continued to copying pages from the dictionary. Malcolm X was learning about so many people, and places. He called the dictionary an "miniature encyclopedia." In the end he finished coping the whole

dictionary.
It is easy to see the importance of education, education is freedom and choice.Yet my education experience was an average student sitting at a desk, doodling in my textbooks, barely hearing what the teacher is lecturing. For me it was a mental abuse for humans. My education experience was mostly teaching me how to cry. In my opinion, education is not preparing for the future but in fact education is the "future". Education is important, but that piece of paper is not the key to success. For example, students who fail exams are not wrong or stupid, our exams are wrong to test us in what we do not want to learn, and the education system needs to be replaced. Our education system teaches us how to upload and update our minds, but forgot the importance of how to "work" the mind. In other words, an education system isn't worth the time if it teaches people how to make a living but doesn't teach them how to create a life.
What does education mean? Knowledge has always been represented by light, and ignorance has been symbolized by darkness. Even thought, Malcolm X lived his life in prison, he proved that education is the key to freedom. He proved that education is not "received but it is achieved."