Education is the means of gaining knowledge. In today’s world, it means adding a degree to your name, getting a good job, and earning money.The concept of getting an education has been understood in a way that is so widely accepted that it has become the norm. Until high school education is a child’s right. Further education is a matter of trend or of necessity, depending upon the person.
Growing up in a family that gave the utmost importance to formal education, I have always believed in the importance of a degree and the value of going to college. College is where students learn lessons of a lifetime. They learn things, grow up, and evolve in a new light. It is a process of learning to become better person. I always stood by the idea that I needed a university degree to land a respectable position.
On the contrary, some people argue that a college education does not help much in making person skilled and experienced enough to have a fulfilling career. The argument is supported by examples from fields such as the movies, arts, and manual labor that do not need a college degree, instead they require ideas and creativity. These fields do not evaluate people’s qualifications based on paper, they require real experiences.
Similarly, others have questioned the credibility of colleges that inspire thousands of aspiring graduates, every year, with dream of a better life. Is the time and money spent on gaining these degrees worth the toll? With the skyrocketing fee structure of colleges the cost of paying college tuition is a big expense for a family and may lead to many adjustments in the quality of life and living style. The burning issue at the present time is that a lot of bright college graduates are staying unemployed or under-employed. They are demoralizing sight for the current students who want to gain an education to get a good job, support a family, earn good money and achieve a good status in society.
A few years ago, the qualification for a good job was believed to be a good degree. Now, that concept is changing. There are some who still believe that a formal education is a necessity while there are others who believe that people do not need a degree to have a good job and a status. There are a lot of discussions on this topic in among a wide range of people, with each side trying to get the edge over the other.
In conclusion, getting a formal education is important. A formal educational system should include more skill-oriented education that can make students grow up more quickly as qualified candidates in this cut-throat competitive world. That way educated scholars should not have to get stuck in jobs which do not value their qualifications and interests. Then, when they graduate they can get status-oriented jobs as well as personally fulfilling careers.
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