While these two forms of learning are vastly different, they each have their advantages and drawbacks. Knowledge gained through experience can better teach one about the world, but knowledge gained from books can better teach one about specific subjects and allows one to learn in a focused manner. Both forms of learning are valuable, but when experience does not contribute to skill, or when one lacks a subject’s knowledge, books can be invaluable. Experience and books complement each other, but both are necessary if one is to succeed in life.

The first example that springs to mind is that of learning how to ride a bike. While a child may spend hundreds of hours practicing and riding a bike, he or she may never learn the proper technique for riding. Some children are naturally skilled riders, and they do not need any lessons at all. For other children, however, it may take many, many months of practice before they begin to master the skill. The longer a child practices, the greater his or her chances for success. Without books to turn to, a child would be forced to learn by trial and error, and that would be inefficient and frustrating. If a parent or teacher were to suddenly appear, the child would be unable to ask for help, and he or she would have no idea how to correct his or her errors. Books provide examples of proper techniques and show the child how to practice. Without books, a child would never be able to ride a bicycle, and, thus, would not be afforded the joy of riding a bicycle.

While books can instruct a rider on how to ride a bike, they cannot teach a rider how to ride. Before a child can ride a bike, he or she must first learn to walk. Children learn to walk by trial and error, and they learn the proper technique by seeing other children walk. Children who watch their mothers and grandmothers walk will learn how to walk. Books, however, cannot teach a child how to walk. They can give examples of proper walking, but they cannot show a child how to walk. The skills involved in walking are learned through experience. If a child were to watch two adults walk and attempt to emulate them, he or she would quickly learn the correct technique. Books can give a child examples of proper walking, but they cannot teach a child how to walk.

Children who have never ridden a bike often cannot ride a bike until they are at least ten years old. Those who try to ride a bike before they are ready risk serious injury. It would not be possible for books to teach a child how to ride, and the child would have no one to turn to for advice. Books can teach a child how to ride, but they cannot teach a child when he or she is ready. In order to prevent injuries, it’s necessary for children to learn how to ride a bike when they are very young. Children who learn how to ride a bike when they are young are less likely to crash, and they learn the proper techniques more quickly than a child who learns to ride later.

Without books, a child would not be taught about the world. Books can provide the child with information about different cultures, people, and places. For example, if a child were to read a book about the Great Wall of China, he or she would learn that the wall was built to keep the Mongols out of China. Books can educate a child about the world, but they can never teach a child about the world. The Great Wall of China is thousands of years old and was built by many different people over hundreds of years. Books cannot teach a child about the Great Wall of China, and they cannot teach a child about other ancient civilizations. Books can teach a child about the world, but they do not teach a child about the world.

The ability to learn specific subjects from books is invaluable. Books provide in depth knowledge, and they can teach a child about a subject that he or she wants to study. While books cannot teach a child how to ride a bicycle, they can provide a child with information about bicycle mechanics. Books can teach a child how to ask a medical question, and they can teach a child how to solve mathematical problems. Books can teach a child about science, history, literature, music, and more. Books can teach a child about any number of subjects, and they can teach a child about any number of subjects that he or she wants to study.

Children who are good at math usually have had the benefit of a math teacher. Those who have been taught math from books will often have an advantage over those who have not been taught math from books. Those who have been taught math from books will have had the advantage of seeing the steps involved in solving a problem, and they will have a general idea of where to look in order to solve a problem. Books can prepare a child for studying math, but they cannot teach a child how to solve a math problem. A math teacher can interpret a math problem, and he or she can give a child the answer. Books cannot interpret a math problem, and they cannot give a child the answer. Books can teach a child about math, but they cannot teach a child how to solve a math problem.

Experience and books complement each other, but experience and books each have their own advantages. Books provide detailed information, and books can teach a child about specific subjects. Without books, children would have no way to learn about the world, and, thus, would have no way of learning about different cultures and places. Experience cannot teach a child about the world. Experience can teach a child about the proper techniques for riding a bike, but it cannot teach a child how to ride. Experience cannot teach a child about specific subjects. Experience can teach a child about riding a bicycle, but it can teach a child nothing about math. Books and personal experience complement each other, but experience cannot teach a child about everything.