Most aptitudes require book knowledge. An aptitude for something means it is easy for you to learn something, it comes naturally. It does not mean that you knew it all already,which is how you are interpreting it. That is genius, not aptitude. And even geniuses have to study and read books, acquire book knowledge to develop their genius further.
Nurse, teacher, Accountant, MD, stock broker, real estate broker and salesman, lawyer, insurance agent, electrician, plumber - they all require tests to get certified, which requires study, book knowledge. Now that doesn't mean you are going to be a success in the field just because you have the book knowledge to get certified. Even religious faith has a book - it's called the bible - which is helpful to study ( but not necessary) if you want to become religious.
I had an aptitude to teach children how to learn. But I still had to learn the subject matter of what I was teaching. |
