Some people say that in all levels of education, from primary schools to universities, too much time is spent on learning facts and not enough on learning practical skill. Do you agree or disagree?

There is no doubt that practical exposure is as important as theoretical knowledge. A number of people think that much

time

is devoted to teaching the facts

instead

of focusing on hands-on experience in all phases of learning, whether it is school or college. I completely agree with the statement and in

this

essay I will support my view with valid arguments and examples. Most of the institutes follow

conventional method

Suggestion

the conventional method

of teaching which includes reading, learning and writing. By

this

method, children can only recall concepts for a limited amount of

time

and when it is

time

to apply that knowledge at work they have forgotten it.

Consequently

, many students who have degrees in physics or electronics cannot even change bulbs.

Likewise

, many MBAs cannot fill out a tax form. All of these point to the shortcomings of a system of learning that focuses only on

theory

. Another example of

this

is that the current curriculum does not have an equal number of

theory

and practical classes. To illustrate, while I had one lecture each day on the theoretical aspects of computers), there was only 1 laboratory session in the whole week. Due to

this

improper division, I could not practice everything being taught and

hence

lacked

proper understanding

Suggestion

a proper understanding

of the concepts. If we had

equal proportion

Suggestion

an equal proportion

of

theory

and practical classes, I would have gained better skills and confidence. A recent study by the educational department of New Delhi has shown that youngsters who were shown experiments were able to memorize and retain the information for a longer period of

time

then

conjunction used in comparatives

than

the ones who read it. To conclude, I agree with the argument that much

time

is being spent on cramming

instead

of experimental learning because of the current structure of teaching. Unfortunately,

this

overemphasis on

theory

prevents / stops students from acquiring real world skills.