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Originally Posted by Ian Curtis
What does this mean? I know I've seen it used on CD before, but I'm just not sure what the lesson is.
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I actually learned it from my dad...
I'm going to give a couple of definitions that may help, then explain what it means.
Academics: class work, including homework, projects, tests, quizzes, and anything else that has a grade from school.
Good education: Extracurricular activities (say, along the lines of FIRST, band, you get the idea), academics, family chats about life, the universe, and everything--stuff like that.
Academics can fit into a good education, as noted. However, in some cases, for whatever reason the academics are allowed to essentially take over the entire "good education" part. As an example, figure a straight-A student who wants to join the school's FRC team, but is told that he can't because he'll hurt his grades (and thus his chances for college, profession, etc.) Let's also figure that the same is told for any other extra-curricular. That's a rather extreme example of letting academics get in the way of a good education. Or, to use another, semi-related phrasing, not seeing the forest for the trees. (And, in this particular example, hurting the grades by a point or less each may not do anything to future chances.)
Don't get me wrong--the grades are important. But they aren't the be-all and end-all of going to school. Part of that education is the extracurriculars. Where else are you going to apply that knowledge you just gained in school?