For other uses‚ see Experience (disambiguation). Experience as a general concept comprises knowledge of or skill in or observation of some thing or some event gained through involvement in or exposure to that thing or event.[1] The history of the word experience aligns it closely with the concept of experiment. The concept of experience generally refers to know-how or procedural knowledge‚ rather than propositional knowledge: on-the-job training rather than book-learning. Philosophers dub knowledge
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COMMON APP ESSAY TOPIC OF CHOICE: "EXPERIENCE IS THE BEST TEACHER" Daniel Guerrero My whole life I’ve been told practice makes perfect. Whether it’s in the tennis court or in math class‚ the more you practice something‚ the better you become at it. In the last few years I’ve found out that practicing and doing is not the same thing. Harry Callahan once said‚ _"experience is the best teacher"_ and without a doubt it is. You can sit five hours taking a business class or 10 hours in a tennis practice
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belief that “experience is the best teacher”. All aspects of life can be taught‚ but to fully understand a situation I feel you need to experience it. Examples where experience is the best teacher are: shooting a gun‚ sky diving‚ playing a musical instrument‚ driving a car‚ and becoming a parent. While someone can explain how to shoot‚ release a parachute‚ park‚ learning the right breathing technique for playing the oboe‚ or change a diaper‚ you need to learn from first hand experience to understand
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If success in life is to be measured in terms of money‚ power and position‚ it is the practical man who succeeds most often. Experience has taught him when to buy and when to sell‚ whom to trust and whom to suspect‚ whom to make friends with and whom to ignore. The title also suggests that we tend to take more notice of the lessons of life than the lessons of our teachers in school. This is undoubtedly true! Children are naturally lazy and inattentive because a failure in class doesn’t seem to
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Past clings to us. The actions of our forefathers‚ their experience in life pave our way at present. The books of great authors may not teach us as much as we learn from experience. Lessons of experience may be hard‚ sometimes one may get a severe blow to experience a reality. Whatever the case‚ experience is great master. Preaching‚ sermonizing may prove of no use‚ but personal experience and that too a bitter one forbids a person from repeating a folly. A man who breaks all the rules of health
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It was weird how just suddenly my seniors had told us to head back to our room. It was only seven in the evening and we had not eaten our supper yet. Without declining their instruction‚ my friend and I walked back to our room with a lot of questions in our heads. Known as troublemakers at the camp‚ we had the feeling that something uncanny was about to happen. As I opened the door‚ I was startled to find darkness occupying our room as candles were lit on every corner of the room. A cold breeze
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Experience is the best teacher "Experience is the best teacher." Although this theory is well known by a large percentage of the world‚ there is quite a division over the truth of the statement. Perhaps‚ this is due in part to the way in which our society places heavy emphasis on formal education. Experience in itself‚ is the oldest teacher on the planet. You can travel to the most underdeveloped societies‚ lacking any form of school or academic institution‚ and you will find that old schoolteacher
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serves my correct‚ “The Best Teacher” I remember is my 5th grade teacher‚ Mrs. Hawthorne. She taught at Stamford Middle School in Stamford‚ CT. Mrs. Hawthorne was tough‚ patient‚ caring‚ and didn’t mind going that extra mile for any of her students education. Whether it was staying afterschool‚ coming to your house for parent-teacher conferences‚ or even buying school materials for students that couldn’t afford them. Mrs. Hawthorne‚ to me‚ was the definition of a GREAT teacher. 2. I think when
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The Best Teacher There are many types of folks in this world and many types of teacher too. Therefore‚ there are many qualities that good teachers have and makes them to be the best teacher. Then Have you ever had the best teacher? You might have had the one who is able to change his teaching methods‚ who is happy with his/her life‚ and who can persist. This is the teacher who makes school lives of the student easier and make them to love school. The first category of the best teachers
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The Best Teacher Every day we live and we learn. We learn from everyday interactions such as what we hear‚ see‚ experiences and eve making mistakes. I feel as though the best teacher is a mistake. When you admit that you made a mistake and learn how to correct it‚ it is the best way to learn. This is the best teacher because you will learn from your mistake‚ you will learn how to avoid the situation the next time‚ and you will learn how to appreciate your success more. Behind every mistake is a
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