Reading chapter 11 while Malcolm is learning about the Islamic religion, it makes me think of how people learn today. Malcolm studies in a way that people who have a good education today would not quite understand. Malcolm questions," Where else but in prison could I have attacked my ignorance by being able to study intensely sometimes as much as fifteen hours a day" (183). I disagree with what Malcolm says here because Malcolm is using his studying method out of boredom. It seems to me that if he had never went to prison, he would have never even thought to pick up a book and read about certain topics. He also would have been satisfied with living his life robbing houses and selling drugs because he received money in return. People today, study of out achievement. They want to study to accomplish a certain goal that they have, which takes hard work and dedication. I'm not saying that people who have a poor education can't study and accomplish goals, I am just pointing out that Malcolm doesn't use his methods of studying the right way.
In addition to Malcolm's studying, this reminded me of one of my friends. She is extremely into her social life and cares more about her friends than she does her school work. The day she found out she was failing some of her classes she decided to be a diligent worker. She studied all the time and found her grades suddenly approving.
This relates to Malcolm X because my friend picked herself up from a bad situation because she felt that it would be better for herself. Malcolm, on the other hand, only decided to start his studying because he had no other choice in prison and would keep him occupied.
http://www.edquest.ca/content/view/57/
I found this website about studying tips that can improve the way you study. This also reminded me of Malcolm X because Malcolm wanted to learn new vocabulary so he read the dictionary and some of the methods he used are in the article above.
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