Topic: What could be the reason for knowledge gap in people (Read 105 times)

some people are 'book smart' they learn via words on a page
some people are 'sensory smart' they learn via sound/visual experience
some people are 'practical smart' they learn by copying an observed physical action or doing the physical action themselves to experiment

not only are peoples pre-dispositions a advantage/disadvantage to learning in a school setting. but also the school setting can elevate a advantage/disadvantage

some well funded schools have several classrooms for the same subject but separate the kids via their learning styles or their progress
EG a year/grade of school of 200 kids of same age but with classes of 40kids would have upto 5 classes for the subject of science, whereby it can have 5 different styles of teaching the same science subject.. compare that to poor schools that thrust multiple grades/years of students into the same class where all predispositions and also maturity have to compete for one teachers time.

also a separate thing about the school funding. this can limit or enhance the education process. even if a school is paid fairly per student. different schools may wish to use tools and objects to aid learning for instance some schools go on field trips where others are stuck in a classroom so even in 2 schools paid enough to staff a good educated teacher. the teacher is then limited or gifted with being able to enhance the learning experience
EG some schools paying $60k/y for a teacher and $10k for all class tools may have kids stuck in the classroom. however another instance paying $45k/y for teacher but $25k for class tools may offer $15k of that budget to have 40 kids($375 each) able to do more. even if overall yearly budget is the same
EG the opposite. only affording a $45k/y teacher but have $25k of tool budget might be hindered by the teachers own ability. having a less valuable teacher can cause issue even if the kids get to play with more learning tools

lastly the curriculum differs between public vs private schools. the private schools/boarding schools usually have better access to knowledge and facts of education, opening up all opportunities of employment at multiple levels.. where as a state school in a run-down town may only use curriculum just to teach the basics to operate and understand machinery to then make the student able to work low paid jobs

many parents know these things and research which schools are best suited for their child, even so far as to move home to live within a catchment area of a preferred school to be higher placed on the application list of said school.. so even where people live can dictate the success rate of a childs ability to learn

It is pure and simply, genetics and how their brains are 'wired'. Not everyone processes information the same way or reacts the same way to what they perceive.

I'm posed with serious surprise about the knowledge gap between two people of the same kind. Sometimes, it baffles me to see the knowledge gap between us even when are created with equal organ in our body system.
Two different person will attain the same training but will have different understanding about the training. For instance, in the school we were taught by the same lecturer and undergone the same process but at the end some people will pass out with distinction while some will obtained a lower grade even when they put more effort than others. So this scenario is giving me serious concern which compel to asked if truly we are created differently or if there is something else hidden about knowled and understanding that I'm yet to know. I could remember when I was in school, I had a friend that I seem to studied better than him but he graduate with a better grade than me.
What actually could be the reason for the knowledge gap in mankind?