Is there any difference between 'proficient' , 'competent'
and 'accomplished' in 'when I grow into a proficient educator'?
What I'd like to express here is that 'when I grow into a good educator'
Learn English – Word difference between ‘proficient’ , ‘competent’ and ‘accomplished’
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There is a value difference between competent and proficient: While both refer to knowing a skill, competency can refer to the bare minimum required for acceptability. Proficiency carries with it a level of mastery that is above the minimum.
"Competent" lives in an either/or framework . One is either competent or incompetent. Proficiency continues: "I am gaining proficiency in reading".
One can be competent without being spectacular, but continues to grow in his or her proficiency.
Accomplished refers to having a successful track record of achievements.