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Ratio of components in Education: 50% Knowledge/Understanding, 30% Skills, 20% Experience.
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Education vs Academics: Education and Academics are not the same thing. Academics is Education based of a curriculum and an institution. Plato discovered the word while describing his school of philosophy.
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Academics system has evolved with time and got worst. Let’s see what the system has become nowadays: Wrong ratio of knowledge, skill, experience (knowledge takes about 90%). Generalised curriculum for all students. Extra bad: Goals are only bound to exams/grades, degree or certifications (year 1088), then getting jobs. Unhealthy pressure and competition for students. Money game. Politics. Education as a concept/implementation/system is good. Academics is good only as a concept. It’s implementation and system is always the worst and corrupted."><meta property="og:url" content="https://freedoms4.org/blog/what-is-education/"><meta property="og:site_name" content="Freedoms4"><meta property="og:title" content="What is Education?"><meta property="og:description" content="What is Education? Education simply means “learning”. It’s a natural process.
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Ratio of components in Education: 50% Knowledge/Understanding, 30% Skills, 20% Experience.
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Education vs Academics: Education and Academics are not the same thing. Academics is Education based of a curriculum and an institution. Plato discovered the word while describing his school of philosophy.
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Academics system has evolved with time and got worst. Let’s see what the system has become nowadays: Wrong ratio of knowledge, skill, experience (knowledge takes about 90%). Generalised curriculum for all students. Extra bad: Goals are only bound to exams/grades, degree or certifications (year 1088), then getting jobs. Unhealthy pressure and competition for students. Money game. Politics. Education as a concept/implementation/system is good. Academics is good only as a concept. It’s implementation and system is always the worst and corrupted."><meta property="og:locale" content="en_us"><meta property="og:type" content="article"><meta property="article:section" content="blog"><meta property="article:published_time" content="2026-03-01T18:11:14+00:00"><meta property="article:modified_time" content="2026-03-01T18:11:14+00:00"><meta property="article:tag" content="Education"><meta property="article:tag" content="Academics"><meta property="article:tag" content="System"><meta itemprop=name content="What is Education?"><meta itemprop=description content="What is Education? Education simply means “learning”. It’s a natural process.
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Education vs Academics: Education and Academics are not the same thing. Academics is Education based of a curriculum and an institution. Plato discovered the word while describing his school of philosophy.
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› <span>What is Education?</span></nav><h1>What is Education?</h1><span class=author></span><br><time class=published-date datetime=2026-03-01T18:11:14+00:00>Posted on: March 1, 2026</time><h1 class=heading id=what-is-education>What is Education?</h1><p>Education simply means “learning”. It’s a natural process.</p><h3 class=heading id=ratio-of-components-in-education>Ratio of components in Education:</h3><p>50% Knowledge/Understanding, 30% Skills, 20% Experience.</p><h3 class=heading id=education-vs-academics>Education vs Academics:</h3><p>Education and Academics are not the same thing. Academics is Education based of a curriculum and an institution. Plato discovered the word while describing his school of philosophy.</p><h4 class=heading id=academics-system-has-evolved-with-time-and-got-worst-lets-see-what-the-system-has-become-nowadays>Academics system has evolved with time and got worst. Let’s see what the system has become nowadays:</h4><ul><li>Wrong ratio of knowledge, skill, experience (knowledge takes about 90%).</li><li>Generalised curriculum for all students.</li></ul><h4 class=heading id=extra-bad>Extra bad:</h4><ul><li>Goals are only bound to exams/grades, degree or certifications (year 1088), then getting jobs.</li><li>Unhealthy pressure and competition for students.</li><li>Money game.</li><li>Politics.</li></ul><p>Education as a concept/implementation/system is good.
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Academics is good only as a concept. It’s implementation and system is always the worst and corrupted.</p><h3 class=heading id=activities-in-education>Activities in Education:</h3><ul><li><p>Knowledge: Reading, listening, watching, feeling, thinking etc.</p></li><li><p>Understanding: Studying (literary, critical thinking, investigating), researching.</p></li><li><p>Skill: Practicing.</p></li><li><p>Experience: Time spending.</p></li></ul><h3 class=heading id=read-vs-study-vs-research>Read vs Study vs Research:</h3><ol><li><p>Read: Reading is about watching or interpreting something/someone to gain knowledge.</p></li><li><p>Study: Studying is about interpreting a topic, going deeper and gaining some conscious understanding out of it.</p></li><li><p>Research: Research is about studying a topic and then contributing to it with changes from your end.</p></li></ol><ul><li><p>Reading relates with knowledge.</p></li><li><p>Studying relates with understanding.</p></li><li><p>Research relates with understanding and contributing.</p></li></ul><h3 class=heading id=knowledge-vs-entertainment>Knowledge vs Entertainment:</h3><ul><li>Activities that are done for Knowledge/Understanding (reading, watching, listening, studying etc.) can also be done for Entertainment and vice versa.</li></ul><p>Example:</p><ol><li>The first book was to provide Knowledge/Understanding, but later books became a source of Entertainment (fiction).</li><li>Videos can be used for both Knowledge/Understanding and Entertainment purposes. For example, for Knowledge/Understanding, there are documentaries, tutorial videos etc. For Entertainment, there are movies, funny videos etc.</li></ol><ul><li>All these are taken from my notes, all of which I like to write and think about deeply.</li></ul><div><div>Tags:</div><ul><li><a href=/tags/education/>Education</a></li><li><a href=/tags/academics/>Academics</a></li><li><a href=/tags/system/>System</a></li></ul></div><div><div>Categories:</div><ul><li><a href=/categories/philosophy/>Philosophy</a></li></ul></div><section class=comments id=comments><h2 class=comments__title>Comments</h2><div id=comments-list class=comments__list></div></section><script>(function(){var n="https://backend.freedoms4.org/comments.php",o="/blog/what-is-education/",i=localStorage.getItem("f4_username"),a=!1,e=document.getElementById("comments-list");function t(e){return e.replace(/&/g,"&").replace(/</g,"<").replace(/>/g,">").replace(/"/g,""").replace(/'/g,"'")}function l(e){var n=new Date(e),t=Math.floor((Date.now()-n)/1e3);return t<60?"just now":t<3600?Math.floor(t/60)+"m ago":t<86400?Math.floor(t/3600)+"h ago":Math.floor(t/86400)+"d ago"}function r(e,n,s){var i,a,r,c,o=document.createElement("div");return o.className="comment-form",o.innerHTML='<textarea class="comment-form__input" placeholder="'+t(e)+'" rows="4" maxlength="2000" style="resize:none;width:100%;"></textarea><div class="comment-form__footer"><span class="comment-form__counter">0 / 2000</span><button class="comment-form__submit">'+t(n)+'</button></div><div class="comment-form__error"></div>',i=o.querySelector("textarea"),c=o.querySelector(".comment-form__counter"),a=o.querySelector(".comment-form__error"),r=o.querySelector(".comment-form__submit"),i.addEventListener("input",function(){c.textContent=i.value.length+" / 2000"}),r.addEventListener("click",function(){var e=i.value.trim();if(!e){a.textContent="Comment cannot be empty.";return}a.textContent="",r.disabled=!0,s(e,function(e){r.disabled=!1,e?a.textContent=e:(i.value="",c.textContent="0 / 2000")})}),o}function c(e,d){var h,m,f,p,g,v,b,j,y,u=document.createElement("div");return u.className="comment"+(d>0?" comment--reply":""),u.dataset.id=e.id,m=e.body===null,b=e.deleted_label||"deleted by user",j=m?'<span class="comment__deleted">['+t(b)+"]</span>":'<p class="comment__body">'+t(e.body)+"</p>",f="",!m&&(e.is_own||a)&&(f+='<button class="comment__action comment__action--delete" data-id="'+e.id+'">Delete</button>'),i&&!m&&(f+='<button class="comment__action comment__action--reply" data-id="'+e.id+'">Reply</button>'),u.innerHTML='<div class="comment__meta"><span class="comment__author">'+t(e.username)+'</span><span class="comment__time">'+l(e.created_at)+"</span>"+(f?'<span class="comment__actions">'+f+"</span>":"")+"</div>"+j+'<div class="comment__reply-form"></div><div class="comment__replies"></div>',h=u.querySelector(".comment__action--delete"),h&&h.addEventListener("click",function(){if(!confirm("Delete this comment?"))return;h.disabled=!0,fetch(n,{method:"POST",headers:{"Content-Type":"application/json"},credentials:"include",body:JSON.stringify({action:"delete",comment_id:e.id,deleted_by_owner:e.username===i})}).then(function(e){return e.json()}).then(function(e){e.success?s():(h.disabled=!1,alert(e.message||"Failed to delete."))}).catch(function(){h.disabled=!1,alert("Network error.")})}),g=u.querySelector(".comment__action--reply"),p=u.querySelector(".comment__reply-form"),g&&g.addEventListener("click",function(){if(p.children.length){p.innerHTML="";return}var t=r("Write a reply…","Reply",function(t,i){fetch(n,{method:"POST",headers:{"Content-Type":"application/json"},credentials:"include",body:JSON.stringify({action:"reply",post_id:o,parent_id:e.id,body:t})}).then(function(e){return e.json()}).then(function(e){e.success?(i(null),p.innerHTML="",s()):i(e.message||"Failed to post reply.")}).catch(function(){i("Network error.")})});p.appendChild(t)}),y=u.querySelector(".comment__replies"),m||(v=Array.isArray(e.replies)?e.replies:Object.values(e.replies||{}),v.length&&v.forEach(function(e){y.appendChild(c(e,d+1))})),u}function s(){fetch(n+"?action=get&post_id="+encodeURIComponent(o),{credentials:"include"}).then(function(e){return e.json()}).then(function(t){if(e.innerHTML="",!t.success){e.innerHTML='<p class="comments__error">Failed to load comments.</p>';return}if(a=!!t.is_admin,i=t.logged_in?t.username||null:null,!t.logged_in&&localStorage.getItem("f4_username")&&(localStorage.removeItem("f4_username"),localStorage.removeItem("f4_login_time"),localStorage.removeItem("f4_session_fails")),t.comments.length)t.comments.forEach(function(t){e.appendChild(c(t,0))});else{var l,u,d=document.createElement("p");d.className="comments__empty",d.textContent="No comments yet. 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