Let me be honest traditional school often felt like trying to drink from a firehose while wearing a blindfold I’d sit in class as the teacher’s voice fading into a drone, surrounded by textbooks that felt heavy with more than just pages. That familiar knot of frustration would tighten in my stomach as I was just bad at learning which wasn't meant to be and I ended up Memorizing , test only to forget repeat in circles but then , something shifted when i stumbled down an online rabbit hole probably looking for help with that one which was the algebra concept that just wouldn’t click. What I found wasn’t just an answer it felt like discovering a secret door and then Suddenly I wasn't trapped in a rigid schedule or a single teaching style. I was watching passionate experts explain complex physics concepts on YouTube with visuals that actually made sense. I found entire university courses which was meticulously crafted and available for free. Platforms like Khan Academy weren't just supplements they became my tutors and are available 24/7 and with patient they explained things in ways that resonated with me.
That was the revelation in learning that I didn't have to be a passive one size fits all chore, It could be an active exhilarating pursuit driven by my own curiosity and pace Remember slogging through a dense history chapter and then Suddenly, I could watch documentaries explore interactive timeliness or listen to engaging podcasts that brought the past alive in a way no textbook paragraph ever did. Struggling with coding and Online communities with project based tutorials offered hands on experience and instant feedback loops that classroom exercises never provided.