Education & Academics , Are They The Same?
Over the years, many people especially Nigerian students and graduates have confused education with academics. Even though they are related but they are quite different from each other. Education goes far beyond academics. Academics is a subset of education or can be regarded as a subsidiary of education. Education is the process of imparting and acquiring knowledge and skills for the purpose of developing the society. That is why it is easy to spot the difference between an educated person and an illiterate. It is not necessary to see an educated person in working as an accountant, banker, engineer etc. Sometimes you may find him as a shoe maker, butcher, fashion designer etc. But what will make a difference between him and an illiterate is the packaging and quality of his business and product. For instance, an illiterate shoe maker operates in a small shop and sometimes at the roadside. But an educated shoe maker will operate in his own established office,