I won't continue, since there are a number of threads dedicated to explaining payout schemes, but I will conclude with this: nobody is going to create a pool that rewards the full 25BTC to the miner who finds the block, and also rewards every other miner for the work they've done.
i appreciate your time in explaining and will do some digging to satisfy my ignorance, suffice to say, the crux of my ignorance seems to lie squarely in the manner in which a pool dishes out work. So I have a clean session of google to embark on my research. thanks again for the time.