* Education is a broader term encompassing any process of learning and acquiring knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, and habits. This includes formal schooling, informal learning, self-teaching, and even accidental learning.
* Guidance is a more specific type of education that focuses on helping individuals make informed choices and decisions about their lives. It's often more personal, advisory, and focused on helping someone navigate a specific situation or challenge. This could involve career counseling, academic advising, personal development coaching, or even therapeutic interventions.
Therefore, all guidance *is* a form of education because it involves learning and acquiring knowledge (e.g., learning about career options, learning coping mechanisms). However, not all education provides guidance. Learning a historical fact, for example, is education but doesn't necessarily guide one's choices or decisions. Likewise, learning a new programming language is education, but it doesn't inherently provide guidance on how to use that skill in a career.
The key difference lies in the *intent* and *application* of the knowledge or skills being imparted. Guidance is education with a clear directive towards decision-making and self-improvement in a specific context.