Editing Autodidacticism (section)

== Overview ==
{{Broader|Self-help|Unschooling|Lifelong learning}}
{{Distinguish|Revelation|Intuition}}
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'''Autodidacts'''<!--boldface per WP:R#PLA--> are ''self-taught''<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/autodidact
| title = autodidact
| date = 2024
| website = Merriam-Webster Dictionary
| publisher = Merriam-Webster, Inc.
| access-date = 10 April 2024
| quote = a self-taught person
}}</ref> [[human]]s who learn a [[Curriculum studies|subject]]-of-study's [[aboutness]] through self-study.<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.dictionary.com/browse/autodidact
| title = autodidact
| date = 2024
| website = Dictionary.com
| publisher = Dictionary.com, LLC
| access-date = 10 April 2024
| quote = a person who has learned a subject without the benefit of a teacher or formal education; a self-taught person.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| url = https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/autodidact
| title = Autodidact
| date = 2024
| website = Cambridge Dictionary
| publisher = Cambridge University Press & Assessment
| access-date = 10 April 2024
| quote = a person who teaches himself or herself, rather than being taught by a teacher}}</ref> This educative [[praxis (process)]] may involve, complement, or be an alternative to [[formal education]]. Formal education itself may have a [[hidden curriculum]] that requires self-study for the uninitiated.

Generally, autodidacts are individuals who choose the subject they will study, their studying material, and the studying rhythm and time. Autodidacts may or may not have formal education, and their study may be either a complement or an alternative to formal education. [[List of autodidacts|Many notable contributions]] have been made by autodidacts.

The self-learning [[curriculum]] is infinite. One may seek out [[alternative pathways in education]] and use these to gain [[Competency-based learning|competency]]; self-study may meet some prerequisite-curricula criteria for [[experiential education]] or [[apprenticeship]].

Self-education<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/self-educated
| title = self-educated
| date = 2024
| website = Cambridge Dictionary
| publisher = Cambridge University Press & Assessment
| access-date = 10 April 2024
| quote = A self-educated person has obtained knowledge or skills by themselves rather than being taught by other people}}</ref> techniques used in self-study can include [[reading]] educational [[book]]s or [[website]]s,<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/self%E2%80%93educated
| title = self-educated
| last = 
| first = 
| date = 2024
| website = The Britannica Dictionary
| publisher = Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
| access-date = 10 April 2024
| quote = educated by your own efforts (such as by reading books) rather than in a school}}</ref> watching educational [[video]]s and listening to educational [[audio recording]]s, or by visiting [[infoshop]]s. One uses some [[space]] as a [[learning space]], where one uses [[critical thinking]] to develop [[study skills]] within the broader [[learning environment]] until they've reached an academic [[comfort zone]].