This document discusses several key factors related to school drop out and access to higher education. It covers four main categories of learning: 1) knowledge such as facts and concepts, 2) skills that can be observed and improved with practice, 3) dispositions like curiosity and creativity, and 4) feelings including competence and self-concept. Feelings are learned and impact how students view school, teachers, and learning. The document also discusses Ibn Maskawayh's view that education trains the soul and makes it possible for humans to attain an appropriate level of happiness through developing their will and inclinations.