December 13, 2015 | Leave a comment Theory How important is Experience to learning? Learning occurs instantly when new theory is applied Without theory there is no learning All experiences filter through theory first to have any meaning Theory always precedes the experience if it’s going to have meaning Examples Over 60 years experience mass producing car since 1908 Model T yet Japan overtook USA in a short period of time with quality product by changing theory If experience is such a great teacher then how come Americans aren’t making the best automobiles? Einstein’s theory of relativity came before the experience of Quotes “Experience by itself teaches nothing… Without theory, experience has no meaning. Without theory, one has no questions to ask. Hence, without theory, there is no learning.” ― W. Edwards Deming, The New Economics for Industry, Government, Education