Smart Learning : Key to Success

One of my engineering professors used to tell us a story of a sincere student and a practical student and how life differentiates between them when it matters.

A sincere student is the one who reaches classroom before anyone has arrived. He then occupies the first bench and seats exactly opposite to the professor. He takes all the notes in a neat and tidy manner and ensures that none of the classes or statements made by the professor are missed.He also ensures and checks if the teacher has covered entire syllabus.

A practical student is the one who might not take any notes but highlights important points to remember. What he never misses is to listen the teacher with a focused mind, gets his doubts clarified and thinks as he learns..

On the result day, professor finds out that both the students have cleared the exam.

When both the students start working, it’s found that the practical students fare better at the work place.

Sounds interesting. Isn’t it?

The fact of the matter is, sometimes a student needs to understand the depth of subject and not the ticks of the syllabus. Syllabus is for passing the exam but is not the way of life.

The teacher on his part, needs to understand the reality that today’s students are intelligent enough to pass the exams. What he needs to teach them is practicality of the topic and application of the knowledge in real life.

SAP is exactly like that practical way of life. A business user will not give you challenges on the subject you have learnt. Instead, he will come up with an interesting business requirement which as an SAP consultant, you have to correlate with your learning and implement.

A consultant who has an out of box thinking will be more successful than the one who can’t provide a solution because he has never read about it.

Learn to implement the knowledge and not for the exams. Your knowledge is for making a difference to others.

Don’t be bookish sincere ! Be a practical student

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Keep learning SAP ! Enjoy Transactions! Enjoy the outcomes !

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Disclaimer: The article is a personal opinion and primarily written for students who want to excel in SAP as a career choice and the approach they follow for the certification exams.