LEARNING IS DIFFERENT THAN EDUCATION

Dr.S.Sundararajan,

Associate Professor-SIMS

Knowledge and experience are always cumulative. Education is one of the important vehicle for learning.  Life is about learning more about ourselves, our strengths and weaknesses.  As time passes, we start filtering out the non-essential from the essential. Some of the academicians call this as an experience; others call it wisdom or enlightenment.

We know by making the following statement we have re-emphasized the ultimate goal of education: Liberalization, Salvation, realization, Nirvan, Mukti, Enlightenment, the day of Judgement, Wisdom, etc.  As age and experience grows, we learn to leave the non-essential and focus our mental and motor energy on the essential and self-satisfaction is enhanced.

Grasping or Quick Grasping is equally important in the Learning Process. And the grasping is quicker when the mind is blooming – a younger age. We will find that youngsters (even 5th & 6th Graders) through experiments are able to know many functions and features of Mobile Phones, Laptops & I-pads. Also a person who takes Learning Classes for Driving a 4 Wheeler would have slower reflexes compared to youngsters. We, ourselves started Learning to Drive a 4 Wheeler when we received new car. We got the delivery of the first Lot and had to urgently enroll to learn driving. At the same time our elders who was in higher studies – they took driving lessons within our campus from Government Vehicle drivers whereas we were having a 45 minutes lesson in a Private Driving School. Our Children had to wait for 4 years to get his very own License but they were already a better driver than me and my navigator prompting me when we were on road. So it is true that to grasp and learn quickly we need quick mind reflexes. Wisdom will come at a later stage which will help in drafting the will. Learning is a process that goes within the mind, grasping, understanding, consolidation, etc., may be considered either the components of learning or synonymous with learning. Training and education, the external agencies, man-made, are hopefully expected to promote learning. The faster one learns better. Of course the speed of learning is a function of age, diet, culture, etc.