infj and other types: teaching vs. educating

What's the difference between teaching and educating? If teaching is more involved with helping your students' develop certain skills and abilities, what is educating? Is it the same as teaching or does it have a greater significance? And how do you think an INFJ teacher can do both for his/her students at the same time? Do you think it might be easier for some types to teach and educate at the same time than others? How so?

 

The way I see it, educating sort of enables them to use and apply the skills that they were taught to their lives, not just inside academic settings. I think each person sees it differently though.

 

Do you think INFJ teachers are better or worse than some of the other types with that? Like maybe some types are better at teaching the skills but don't really know how to reach their students in a way that will encourage and enable them to be able to apply it in their lives?

 

I agree with you. We are good motivators I think. And we do try hard to help everyone. That's part of why I'm studying education. The key word here is motivating people on a personal level. I think making learning more personal to a student allows them to reach a level where they would know how to apply what they learn to their lives, and I'm not simply talking about only applying it, but also sort of making it part of who they are and gosh its hard to explain. I know what I'm trying to say but I can't find the words to explain it. I think its because I see the word "teach" as something that is concrete and I see the word "educate" as something that I somewhat more abstract.

 

Yeah you have a good point. It does have to do with being an effective teacher/educator, especially when you're working with children because if you can reach them at that stage, it will come more naturally to them to sort of put everything into practice.

 

hmmmm, what makes you say that INTJ or ENTJ would be better at teaching typically? i'm not disagreeing with you because i don't really know too much about those types, i'm just curious as to what you mean.

yes teachers are also counselors in some ways, especially with the younger grades, i would assume.

do you think infjs are good at demonstrating the practical use that you're talking about here? or do with think too abstractly to do that sometimes?

 

I think this is kinda what I was thinking. I think educating sort of enables students to see the greater purposes behind what they are being taught. I see teaching as basically passing on info and some skills, like teaching how to add, how to read etc. And I see educating as helping your students think about more abstract things and thinking for themselves sort of, which can have very important applications in life.

 

No problem. At first sight, people think exactly the same. Let's look at the dictionary definition for each:

ed⋅u⋅cate

  /ˈɛdʒʊˌkeɪt/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [ej-oo-keyt] Show IPA verb, -cat⋅ed, -cat⋅ing.Use educate in a Sentence

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–verb (used with object) 1. to develop the faculties and powers of (a person) by teaching, instruction, or schooling. 2. to qualify by instruction or training for a particular calling, practice, etc.; train: to educate someone for law. 3. to provide schooling or training for; send to school. 4. to develop or train (the ear, taste, etc.): to educate one's palate to appreciate fine food. 5. to inform: to educate oneself about the best course of action.
–verb (used without object) 6. to educate a person or group: A television program that educates can also entertain.


teach

  /titʃ/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [teech] Show IPA verb, taught, teach⋅ing, noun Use teach in a Sentence

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–verb (used with object) 1. to impart knowledge of or skill in; give instruction in: She teaches mathematics. 2. to impart knowledge or skill to; give instruction to: He teaches a large class.
–verb (used without object) 3. to impart knowledge or skill; give instruction.
–noun 4. Informal. teacher.



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Do you see the difference even more right now?

 

yeah i know, i read it right but i typed it wrong, sorry, can you please edit that in the quote and ill edit it in my post, i don't want to confuse people.

So would you say that details and facts are more important in the classroom than the bigger picture and more abstract ideas?

 

Hmmm, i guess it depends on the teacher's personality but if I were teaching puberty-aged kids, I don't think I'd be able to counsel them as I would be when it comes to younger children. But I guess that's different from person to person. It's probably because I'm better with younger ones and also because I feel like they're more trusting of me at that young age rather than the teenage years. But that's just me. Maybe it has to do with the fact that I had a tough childhood, and therefore feel the need to take care of others in that specific age. For others, its probably different.