365QOD-Day146

"What's the difference?"- a simple question

In an earlier post I talked about a conversation I had with a couple of gentlemen.  The topic was about education reform.  One of the examples offered was about a school that provides specific training to their students in order for them to succeed.

The best example ever offered about the difference between education and training is:
Imagine you have a sixteen year old daughter.  At school she is given the choice of two courses.  One is Sex Education and the other is Sex Training.  Which one do you sign her up for?  Why?

It is obvious that they serve different purposes.  If I wanted to teach someone a subject I am educating them.  The training implied hand-on application of the education that one has received.

Consider a typical course for a minute.  During a lecture you are learning a new topic(education).  In a lab you are asked to examine a concept by performing an experiment(training).  When you go home you are working on homework(training).  Later on you are asked to take a quiz or test(education). 

What I find amazing is that students will often pick and chose their battles and most often not perform the best in the training portions because they require doing the work instead of being entertained.

Today's question is:
"What are you learning and what are you training in?"