Classroom Versus Formation Model

A fellow Paulist came up with the Classroom vs. Formation model of becoming a Catholic.  In the classroom model, as I see it, we get information that we put into our heads and can repeat, such as a creed.  We may even come to some understanding of the creed in the classroom model.  In the Formation model, we become Christ, we are formed to live as Christ challenged us to live.  You can always look up an answer.   If you want to know about the Catholic church, read a book.  If you want to become Christ, well, that is a slow and laborious process of transformation.  The Gospels set the bar. Go for it.