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His early education as a child was based largely on teaching methods and learning styles that differed as he aged and became an adult. Knowles’ (1999) theory of andragogy generally explains Malcolm’s adult learning as being different from his learning as a child.
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Emulate the historical example of Malcolm X’s method of self-education under very difficult conditions. Develop a growth mindset (using online resources) and use books whenever online access is restricted or temporarily unavailable to continually educate yourself.
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The Self-Education of Malcolm X. Eric Michael Moberg. In Alex Haley’s Autobiography of Malcolm X (1965), Haley recounts the life of an historical personage of enduring controversy. Whether one reveres or reviles Malcolm, “X”, Little, his is a fascinating story of lifelong learning.
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The untold story of how Malcolm pursued education in prison is also the story of how tens of thousands of prisoners have managed to access higher education for the first time in their lives, and to realize their latent intellectual talents by tak-
Recommended Resources for Teaching about Malcolm X. *Resources suggested by scholars during the Teaching Malcom X Roundtable, MalcolmX50 Conference, presented by the Duke Islamic Studies Center, UNC-Chapel Hill, February 2015. Resources appropriate for secondary and community college educators.
In the following excerpt from his autobiography (1965), coauthored with Alex Haley and published the year of his death, Malcolm X describes his self-education. It was because of my letters that I happened to stumble upon starting to acquire some kind of a homemade education.
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MALCOLM X. Born Malcolm Little on May 19, 1925, Malcolm X was one of the most articulate and powerful leaders of black America during the 1960s. A street hustler convicted of robbery in 1946, he spent seven years in prison, where he educated himself and became a disciple of Elijah Muhammad, founder of the Nation of Islam.
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