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Learning from books vs learning from experience

Learning from books vs learning from experience ApARM
It is said that "knowledge is knowing that tomato is a fruit, wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad". It contrasts the difference between knowledge and wisdom. Knowledge refers to the awareness of the facts surrounding an object or an activity, while wisdom refers to the judgment as to how and when to use that knowledge. While knowledge can be gained from conventional sources of information such as books, but wisdom can only be acquired through experience. We refer to sources of information such as books for knowledge in our daily lives, yet the only way to master those skills is by practice. It is only through doing that one realises the subtle intricacies of the actions being performed. This can be seen in our daily lives. At college, students are given a coursework in programming that lasts about a semester. However, it is not the coursework that makes them a good programmer in their profession. Rather it is the constant experience they gain while they are programming that makes them a better programmer. After spending a certain time in the profession, they may not remember what they learnt in books but they can still be a good programmer. History is filled with numerous examples that only underscore the above-mentioned fact. Michael Jordan learned to play basketball during his high school days. That is when he learnt the rules of the game. However, it was 'practice' that gave him the required experience to hone his skills. The rules of the game did not change throughout his gaming career; rather he became more and more adept every time he played the game to become a legendary basketball player. Thus, while books may teach a person how to do a particular task, they cannot sharpen his skills at that task. It can only be done through experience.
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is said
that
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knowledge
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is knowing
that tomato is a fruit,
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wisdom
is not putting it in a fruit salad
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"
. It contrasts the difference between
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knowledge
and
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wisdom
.
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refers to the awareness of the facts surrounding an object or an activity, while
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wisdom
refers to the judgment as to how and when to
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use
that
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knowledge
. While
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knowledge
can
be gained
from conventional sources of information such as
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books
,
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but
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wisdom
can
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only
be acquired
through experience.

We refer to sources of information such as
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books
for
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knowledge
in our daily
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lives
,
yet
the
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only
way to master those
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skills
is by practice. It is
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only
through doing that one
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realises
the subtle intricacies of the actions
being performed
. This can be
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seen
in our daily
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lives
. At college, students are
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given
a coursework in programming that lasts about a semester.
However
, it is not the coursework that
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makes
them a
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good
programmer in their profession.
Rather
it is the constant experience they gain while they are programming that
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makes
them a better programmer. After spending a certain time in the profession, they may not remember what they
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learnt
in
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books
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but
they can
still
be a
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good
programmer.

History
is filled
with numerous examples that
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only
underscore the above-mentioned fact. Michael Jordan learned to play basketball during his high school days.
That is
when he
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learnt
the
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rules
of the game.
However
, it was 'practice' that gave him the required experience to hone his
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skills
. The
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rules
of the game did not
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change
throughout his gaming career;
rather
he became more and more adept every time he played the game to become a legendary basketball player.

Thus
, while
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books
may teach a person how to do a particular task, they cannot sharpen his
This phrase/word (depending on the context) can be potentially replaced with :
skills
at that task. It can
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only
be done
through experience.
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IELTS essay Learning from books vs learning from experience

Essay
  American English
4 paragraphs
307 words
6.0
Overall Band Score
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