Electric Comet on Thu, 18 Jan 2018
09:10:02 -0800 typed in rec.woodworking the following:

so if the apprentice only relies on quantifying by measuring weight
or moisture content or any other metric besides visual scan backed
by deep learning then the apprentice will never obtain master status

and the furniture company will get tired of too much scrap wood and
then they will wonder why this one guy seems to have amazing success
even though he did not even attend college but he knows wood

Yep.

"Schooling should not be mistaken for Education". Too often that
is thought of in terms of going to school or not. But it is equally
"obvious" that you can send two people through the same program, and
one will "get it" and the other won't. And by "get it" I don't mean
that they are "buzzword compliant" - to use a phrase - that is the
credentialed "schooled" person. By get it, they have integrated what
they learned in Class 101 with what they covered in 202, and life
experience, and, and, &c and usw. It is that "integration" which
leads to an "educated" individual - be it book learning or practical
skills.
I'm reminded of the Texas expression "He's read a book". Which
can be taken either way: he's read a book and _thinks_ he knows what
he's doing OR he not only knows the practical of the job, but has read
up on the theory. Be that cattle ranching, carpentry or cabinet
work.
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pyotr filipivich
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