尊敬的领导老师、亲爱的同学们，大家上午好！本周的主题是教育自己。因此，我们今天国旗下演讲的题目是：自我教育的方法。
首先，什么是自我教育呢？
自我教育是在没有外界机构指导进行的教育。通常，自学者是自主选择学习内容、学习材料、学习节奏和时间的个体。自我教育是一种非常有效的教育方式。它能帮助我们提高自身的意识、认知、自信心和自尊心, 从而实现自己最终的目标。
阅读是一种教育并提升自己的好方法。我们的父母、老师和学校都认可，读写能力是早期教育中最优先考虑的问题之一。不论是在中国还是其他国家，这都是教育中的优先项。这是因为，阅读可以使人们有能力掌握自己应该获得的教育。
当我们在学校里阅读的时候，它能帮助我们了解各种学科。读书可以教会我们学科性质的概念和术语。虽然说课本里 充满了帮助我们通过考试和专攻这些科目的学习方法，且 这也诚然是阅读的一种实际用途，但不是它的唯一用途。
阅读有关历史的书籍可以让我们充分了解在人类历史中所造成的成功以及错误。理解这一点有助于我们避免重复同
样的错误。阅读以成功人士的生活为基础的传记书籍，可以教会我们如何在现实世界中取得成功。这些只不过是在通过接触文学作品和艺术来丰富自己的文化之外的一些阅读带来的好处。
很不幸运的是，虽然阅读看起来是一件非常容易的事，但 它却是一个很难培养的习惯。如今，随着手机、互联网和 社交媒体变得越来越触手可及，我们很难拿起一本书来抵 制这些科技带来的诱惑，所以我们更应该督促自己去阅读。那么我们该如何培养阅读习惯呢?
我们或许可以尝试每天或每周指定一个时间来进行阅读。关掉你的手机和社交媒体设备，把它们放置到一旁，以免分心。你可以和你的朋友分享一本你喜欢的书，或者一起读同一本书，这样一来你们也有了相同感兴趣的的话题， 而且还可以就此展开各种讨论。
丰富我们的思想，发展我们的未来，取决于我们自己。通过阅读，我们一定可以继续改善我们的生活，使我们的生活更加的美好！
谢谢各位。
Good morning heads, teachers, and our dear fellow students. The theme of this week is educating ourselves. Therefore, our topic for today’s flag raising speech is the approach of self-education.
To begin with, what is self-education?
Self-education is education without the guidance of institutions. Generally, self-learners are individuals who choose the contents they will study, the studying materials to use, as well as their own study pace and time. Self-education is a very effective method of education. It can help us improve our consciousness, cognition, self-confidence, and self-esteem, thereby enabling us to achieve the ultimate goal.
A good way to educate and improve ourselves is by reading. The ability to read – “literacy”, is recognized by our parents, teachers, and schools, as one of the highest priorities in early education. It is a priority shared not only within China, but also shared by the entire global community of which we are a part. This is because literacy and reading enable people to take ownership of their own education.
Reading in school is what enables us to learn about our various subjects and disciplines. It teaches us vocabulary for language, as well as concepts and terminology for our other subjects. School textbooks are filled with information that help us pass tests and specialize in these subjects. This is a practical use of reading but not the only one we are speaking about today.
Reading books about history, can teach us about humanity’s successes and mistakes, as well as human nature and tendencies. Understanding
this helps us to not repeat the same mistakes. Reading biographical books based on the lives of successful people can teach us about character and what it takes to succeed in the real world. These are just some examples of the benefits of reading, in addition to the cultural enrichment of oneself from exposure to literature, and art.
Unfortunately, while learning to read seems an easy task in hindsight, it is a difficult habit to cultivate. These days, with phones, internet, and social media at our fingertips, it is hard to pick up a book and resist the temptation presented by these technologies. It is up to us to push ourselves to read. So what can we do to cultivate a reading habit.
Let’s designate a time in the day or a few in the week that you can commit to reading. Turn off your phone and social media devices and store them somewhere out of sight for no distractions. Share a book you like with your friends, or perhaps choose to read the same book together so that you have a shared interest to discuss among yourselves.
It is up to us to enrich our minds and develop our futures. By ensuring we read we will continue to improve our lives and humanity as a whole.
Thank You All.
