To become a skillful employee, it is vital to gain knowledge both in theoretical and practical areas. However, some people claim that a lot of time is spent on providing students with theoretical knowledge, rather than teaching practical skills. As expressed below, the educational system does not leave enough opportunity to organize practical classes for students due to inability of educational establishments and teachers working there.
Schools and universities are not able to fully implement practical classes into their curriculum because of two primary reasons. The first reason relates to the initial goal of an establishment to provide the students with basic theoretical knowledge. To further explain, if educational establishments did not pay so much attention to theoretical knowledge, graduates would not be able to realize the whole working process at their first job. Another reason is the high cost of practical classes. Providing students with necessary equipment, inviting practicing specialists seems to be an extremely hard and expensive task.
In addition to school and university inability, quite often teachers are also not able to include more practice in their lectures. Take, for example, an average lecturer who has been teaching the same material for many years without access to practical materials. The practical skills of this teacher are vanishing over time, which makes it impossible to share up-to-date knowledge with others. Because of the emphasis of the university on theoretical knowledge, teachers are not able to include practice sharing sessions to the curriculum. With this in mind, teachers are not interested to perform extra job by optimizing educational plan and including more practice.
Based on the lack of opportunity of universities and teachers, attention to theoretical knowledge far surpasses emphasis on practice. Although theory is crucial for educational process, we should not underestimate gaining of practical skills.
To become a skillful employee, it is vital to gain
knowledge
both in
theoretical
and
practical
areas.
However
,
some
people
claim that
a lot of
time
is spent
on providing
students
with
theoretical
knowledge
,
rather
than teaching
practical
skills
. As expressed below, the
educational
system does not
leave
enough
opportunity to organize
practical
classes for
students
due to inability of
educational
establishments and
teachers
working there.
Schools and
universities
are not
able
to
fully
implement
practical
classes into their curriculum
because
of two primary reasons. The
first
reason relates to the initial goal of an establishment to provide the
students
with basic
theoretical
knowledge
. To
further
explain
, if
educational
establishments did not pay
so
much attention to
theoretical
knowledge
, graduates would not be
able
to realize the whole working process at their
first
job. Another reason is the high cost of
practical
classes. Providing
students
with necessary equipment, inviting practicing specialists seems to be an
extremely
hard
and expensive task.
In addition
to school and
university
inability, quite
often
teachers
are
also
not
able
to include more practice in their lectures. Take,
for example
, an average lecturer who has been teaching the same material for
many
years without access to
practical
materials. The
practical
skills
of this
teacher
are vanishing over time, which
makes
it impossible to share up-to-date
knowledge
with others.
Because
of the emphasis of the
university
on
theoretical
knowledge
,
teachers
are not
able
to include practice sharing sessions to the curriculum. With this in mind,
teachers
are not interested to perform extra job by optimizing
educational
plan and including more practice.
Based on the lack of opportunity of
universities
and
teachers
, attention to
theoretical
knowledge
far surpasses emphasis on practice. Although theory is crucial for
educational
process, we should not underestimate gaining of
practical
skills
.