“Not everything that is learnt is contained in books”

                     “Not everything that is learn  is contained in books”. 

It is said that books are the store houses of the learning.  Apparently books are the embodiment of knowledge and the biggest tools to exercise the curriculum and syllabus in the schools, at colleges and in the universities. There are various types of books representing philosophy, Psychology,  Medicines, Technology, Art, Literature etc. They contain the references and experiences of not only of the writers but for the generations. Primitive Civilizations and cultures echo through books. No doubt, the books are the knowledge handed over from one generation to successors. They are the main sources of learning.   

But, it cannot be asserted that everything that is learnt is contained in books. Books give theoretical knowledge but practical experiences provide skills which leads a learner towards the wisdom.

For instance – the method of swimming is described elaborately in the book, but it cannot turn a reader into   a swimmer. To learn the skills in swimming, one has to enter in the pool or river. The actual swimming will be learnt only with practical   privilege.  The other examples may be of driving, cooking, stitching etc. where cerebral and dexterity are to be mastered for the consequences.

Learning by doing,  learning  by   committing  mistakes in life, experiments in the lab, innovation, discoveries  all open the avenues of permanent learning.

  The exposure of the leaners through media, films, travel, hobbies, cultural programs, learning different languages are the other sources of learning  apart from the books. The more you are open to the world, the more you learn.

Apparently, the schools are encouraging the students for the project based learning, activity based learning to compliment & understand the bookish knowledge. When a kid   uses his/her  heart-hand-hobby to understand the book content, her/his learning proceeds towards the wisdom. Eventually wisdom is the ultimate aim of the learning.

An illiterate or a less educated person may also be wise though he has not read any book. Thomas Alva Edition was a lucid example as he had very less formal schooling. But his was a great  inventor.  

Yet, I strongly advocate that the role of the books is paramount in learning. Without books the advancement in the field of science and technology achieved, will not yield fruits. Absence of the books, the studies of paleontology, anthropology, astronomy, history, geography will start     from the scratch; which is not obvious.  

  “Action speak louder than words” So it is also true that along with the books, learning activities, exposure to the social institutions, family ambience, political set up of the country, teacher’s grooming & inspiration- all subsume the learning of a person.