All Ages More Practicals Or Theory

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Wizard

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To make our children understand science, should we engage them in more practicals or we should rely on theory? I think that by performing more practicals, students can be in a better position of understanding what they learn. Most teachers do avoid practical lessons which affects student's learning.
 
Speaking for myself, I remember the experiments we did at school better then the theory. I think that both are very important, if the students don't understand what they are looking at they won't understand it. So there has to be a balance in between the two.
 
Well this is tough for me, because I loved all of my theory courses. I like the stuff that really makes you think, and these seemed to do the trick for me. That said, though, I think that I would be foolish to say that they are more important than the more practical, and to be quite honest, I regret not focusing more on the practical and things that would translate more to a career or a skill. The theory is still fun and interesting though, so maybe a healthy mix is the right answer.
 
One of the most neglected issues is the different personalities of learners. Some are visual learners while others are better theoretically speaking. Most potentialities are consigned to the dustbin due to the archaic approach of teachers who grade students according to preconceived motions that students can only be graded through their performance in academics.
 
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