When do I use 和 and 而?

When using 和 you can only talk about two nouns. This cannot be used as 'and' in the English sense to join sentences together. 而 means moreover and can function as a good substitute. For example: 我和我的爸爸去学校 and 我去学校而我努力学习.

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