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This is the distinction between education and training. Training is what the poster's sister has. Education is the bit that is missing. Unfortunately educati
by kryten 13y ago
This is the distinction between education and training.
Training is what the poster's sister has.
Education is the bit that is missing.
Unfortunately education and training are confused these days.
I have the same battle with my children and mathematics. The teacher teaches them the mechanics of mathematics but no meaning, reason or application.
- prawks 13y agoThis is a very important distinction to make, however issues with this style of teaching (training rather than deep education) are difficult to see in subjects other than mathematics. At a high school level, I doubt any subjects really build on early learnings as much as mathematics. History, biology, and chemistry for example are all easy enough at the US high school level, as little actually builds on top of early concepts. Sure, it helps to have insight into theory behind chemistry, but I can still memorize some elements, molecules, and energy levels of electrons. High school doesn't really go beyond that. Mathematics however, is incredibly abstract, and without a framework of theory to encompass everything, is just a vague sequence of techniques.