Is knowledge gained mostly from experience or from education?

Knowledge can be gained both from experience and education. The theories we learn from education can guide us through the correct way of doing things. A motto I learned from the founder of my country is "Theories come from experience, and they in turn play a guiding role in exprience". Take learning a language as an example, we have to learn all about its grammars in school and then it's possible that we'll be able to communicate with others in that language. Without that background, we can't speak a single sentence that is grammatically correct.

For me, I really think that knowledge can be gained from the books you read to the people you are around with. There are some people that gets it from experience as well as education when for some they try to read a lot of books or go online to learn on their own. Since not everybody can study due to money, most of the people I know would try reading a lot and watching a lot of educational stuff to gain knowledge.

I also agree that we gain knowledge both from education and experience. Education is a way to train your ability to obtain experience, and as you are getting used to the world's rules and norms, you know where to obtain the knowledge, and through what channels to learn the new things. All the lessons in school are trying to stimulate your brain's ability to absorb new information, the more you learn the more areas of interests you will gain. I can say learning in school is not much about the very thing you are learning, but about the methodology to gain knowledge in general. There is only so much a teacher can teach, but there is unlimited number of things you can learn youself. Our education and experience all contribute to the knowledge discovery process, one teaches you to know the world, the other uses those teachings to make sense of the world.

Knowledge is other people's experience, which they impart to those who want to learn through education. After you have gained that knowledge you have to apply that knowledge to gain your own experience. First comes knowledge and then comes experience. To gain experience you have to acquire knowledge, and then you get experience only if you apply that knowledge in doing thing creative, constructive and objective, and not otherwise.

it can go side by side!its true 50%cant pursue their education!I agree with you

Knowledge gained through experience is mostly retained and stored in minds. They are readily available in coping with any practical situations. Mostly, knowledge acquired through formal schooling when not applied is considered useless and easily forgotten.

..hello!! All i can say is..Knowledge is gained on both education and experience ..They said experience is the best teacher and education is the key o success!!! I do agree that experience give us more knowledge on so many things..but education is some what the most important part of our life!!! through education we can use the experiences that we have in order to make them better.. So,,therefore experience and education must come together!!! good day...and God bless!!

I think you are partially right because these days only knowledge is not that important so one should also have a descent experience in their respective field that practical knowledge of the education they have. Then they can get great importance every where. But it is not easy to get experience even practical knowledge from educational institutions is not enough so one has to get professional practical knowledge these days to be considered for a good job. (Sharing my personal view and experience) Both knowledge and education are together important because you will get experience if you will show that you have good knowledge. So if it comes to selecting one option then I may say that knowledge is more important because it makes us eligible to get experience and get knowledge.

Education is the excellent source of knowledge compare to experience. Education is the path to "know how" before you actually do it. Experience is gaining knowledge through many mistakes and do it all again to do it rightfully. Though education comes from experience of many mistakes that they conquer, that's why the school is built for you and me for us knowledge aspirant, not to undergo the same mistakes again, and gain another "new" knowledge by your very own experience, and share it again to the world.

As I see it, the difference between experience and knowledge is pretty great. The best way for me to learn things is from experience although I do think that theory must not be neglected. But above all, I believe that our actions must based on our wisdom.

i had learn a lot from my personal experiences, exactly we are learning every seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, fortnights, months, years, decades, centuries, millenniums, basically it's a process of learning, an anxious and curious persons learn something from every aspects of life, either nature, living creatures, child, adults, parents, relatives, friends or from anythings near about you ..............

I think there are many kinds of 'knowledge'. some of them are gained from books and some of them are gained through experience. so both books and experience are very important sources in which we can gain the knowledge. for example we can understand about life in the past by reading a history book (sure we can have experience in this knowledge! LOL). or we can gain knowledge about life today through our experience in leading our life.

I think experience is the best way to gain knowledge. Education can only do so much to guide us but experience will really stick in your mind.

True..I can say 30% of knowledge comes from education. Remaining 70% is from our experience. Pratical experience is the best knowledge. All the hurdles, failures, obstacles teaches best than the books. Knowledge removes Ignorance and i believe the practical life is best the knowledge for ourself.

Hello friend! You speak about knowledge, and I do agree that education offers the best and most holistic venue where one can learn and gather knowledge. There are different kinds of knowledge though. There is intellectual knowledge, the type of knowledge you gather from scholastic learning. They're the type of knowledge you get from reading books, watching tv, and the like. There is experiential knowledge as well, the type you get from living through various episodes in life, like learning how to cope with a broken heart, the type that books can never teach. There as well is wisdom, the pinnacle of the knowledges, where experiential and intellectual both merge. It's the type of knowledge that takes a lifetime to uncover. Anyway, I do believe with what you said, it's knowledge that makes one overcome the obstacles in life. And I do believe education has a vital role in offering people proper and holistic knowledge.

Knowledge is sum of know how. There are many ways of gaining knowledge. 1. From formal study/academic study 2. From reading books/magazine, article on internet 3. By listening to knowledgable people 4. BY listening to experience of experienced people 5. From self experience 6. By observing Others(Child gains most of knowledge that way 7. By watching informative channels on TV There may be some more ways of gaining knowledge also.