The relevance of education is an eternal topic that does not subside even for a minute. She inspired us for this review in which we will accuse and defend higher education. Talk about its importance and meaninglessness.
After reading all our arguments, you will be able to better understand the topic and decide for yourself whether we need higher education or not. For your convenience, all arguments against the tower will begin with the word attack, arguments for higher education begin with the word protection.
You will study at a higher educational institution from 4 to 6 years, depending on the choice of the university. In addition, you need to complete the 10th and 11th grade of school, or study 2 years in a technical school instead.
Instead of the time we spend studying, we could work and gain experience that many employers value much more than a college degree.
The obvious cannot be denied. There are a huge number of vacancies where a higher education is not required, but there are areas where having a specialized education is an advantage. The same is true for highly specialized vacancies.
In most cases, a higher education will not be a decisive factor in hiring you, but will serve as a good addition to your merits. Otherwise, you will need to be ashamed to talk about why you did not receive a higher education.
This also cannot be argued with. Even if your profession requires specialized knowledge and you received the appropriate education, 95% of the knowledge gained will never be useful to you. As well as the knowledge of high school. You will not solve equations in your life, remember history Russian state or programming in Pascal.
Even if 50 years ago this knowledge was relevant, now in the age of programs, computers and the Internet. Today programmers don't program in Pascal, they use Python, ruby and c++. Designers do not draw in Paint or use 3D max, illustrator and Photoshop. Online translators will allow us to read Chinese texts without knowing the language and we will understand what is written.
Many of the people facing the choice brush off this item without even thinking. We need a career. And there are some connections. I have friends and I don't need to communicate anymore. And they will be wrong.
When you go to work, most likely you will be next to people of different positions, ages, job responsibilities. You may find it hard to find mutual language with colleagues. There are jobs where there is no time for communication at all. For example, in the Call center. Your friends will go to college or go to work. There will be few days off and they may never coincide.
Institute is a skill of communication and acquaintance. During education, families are created, children are born. Between colleagues at work there are rarely such common interests that a relationship develops.
In our youth, we still do not know who we are comfortable working with. We cannot consciously choose the right specialty because of little life experience. There are jokes about how few people work in their profession. Why does a chef need a logistics education? And what about the customs officer? When applying for a job, such education will not help you in any way.
No, of course they will tell you “You are great”, but at the same time they will think “You are great, but your education is useless for our work.” In some cases, the presence of higher education will negatively affect the device.
At school and university, we solve hundreds of problems, prepare presentations, pass exams, write tests. All these skills will be useful to us in the future life.
How is a Philosophy Exam different from an interview? And there and there you have to show yourself and your knowledge in a favorable light. What is the difference between good work and lectures and seminars? The teacher even before the exam knows the level of his students, and forms an attitude towards the student. Your employer should treat you the same way.
Thus, even if we discard the information that we remember, we learn to work and cooperate with teachers.
Why do employers hate people with higher education? These are their high expectations. People come with no knowledge, no experience, no work history and want to get unrealistically big money. That is, the employer needs to train you to work for his money and at the same time he must pay you a high salary. Interview for a web programmer position:
Our company needed a person who could quickly create websites with non-standard functionality. Salary was discussed at the interview depending on the skills of the candidate.
One of those who came to the interview was a girl, giving after a second-rate university. In her resume, she wrote six months of work experience. At the interview, she admitted that she had just graduated and had not yet worked.
Before I talk about the skills of this girl, I will talk about her expectations in financial plan. She is ready to work for 80,000 rubles. Nothing more, nothing less. Apparently she heard that self-respecting programmers get so much. In fact, only good programmers get that much. If you have no talent and high level training, then even with 5 years of experience you will not receive more than 50,000-60,000 rubles.
Now let's talk about her knowledge. They don't exist at all. All her knowledge in programming is some kind of thesis on a database-related issue. That is, our company, instead of a professional who immediately makes websites, will get a girl who needs to be trained by someone for about two years so that she can call herself a programmer. At the same time, most likely a good specialist she still won't. Do you think the employer will be happy with such a prospect? And for 80,000 rubles a month? This person does not want to receive less.
I would advise this girl to gain experience in a job that will pay 20,000-30,000 rubles. And after 2-3 years successful work and heaps of completed projects to audition for such a highly paid position. Otherwise, she will not succeed, even if she is very talented.
There are many high paying places where having a college degree is mandatory. Yes, usually they add to this the presence of work experience, skills, personal attractiveness. If the employer is so tough on the choice of a candidate, then most likely there is a big competition for a place. But the presence of higher education in this case is mandatory.
Such vacancies do exist, but they are few. You will not be left without a job without a higher education. In addition, there are many jobs where you will receive depending on sales, plan execution, number of projects and other indicators. In this case, having a higher education will not help you in any way. Only your ability and diligence will help you get more than the rest.
In addition, I would like to point out an international study. We analyzed all the world's billionaires in the hope of finding out whether their success somehow depends on the presence or absence of higher education. As a result, we received an unequivocal answer. Their condition does not depend on education in any way. Relatively speaking, half of the billionaires have higher education, and half do not.
The skills that we learn at first glance may seem useless, but in fact they are in demand in life. Here is a personal opinion
It is not always possible for us to evaluate what skills will be useful to us in life. I always thought that my life would be connected with exact sciences. Other items were not given to me and I got dirty with them from under the stick.
I have been working as a programmer and Internet marketer for more than 3 years. What knowledge was most useful to me at work? English language, Russian language and literature.
Programming languages are very similar to foreign languages. All syntax is written in English. A lot of important documentation is available exclusively in English and the translator does little to help in understanding the text.
In my work, I often have to accept, edit or write texts myself. My gigantic problems in punctuation and spelling, a relatively small vocabulary and expressions hinder my development.
These works are more related to school skills, but you can also learn a lot at the institute that you will use. For example, experience in conducting laboratory work in physics helps to better test new solutions.
How much money do we spend on higher education? Let's calculate together, and then decide whether it will ever pay off.
The first case when education is paid. We look at the average university. Prepare 100-120 thousand rubles a year. Plus, during the training, the payment will increase by 10 percent. Inflation spurs prices up, and according to the contract, 10% is an acceptable value. We need to study for an average of 5 years. 600,000 rubles as it never happened.
Even if we do not pay tuition, we could work these 5 years, gain experience and earn income. IN major cities without education, you will start with 20 thousand rubles and after 5-6 years, if you are ready to work, improve your working skills and become a specialist in your field, then you can count on 40-50 thousand rubles a month. On average, 30 thousand rubles - 360 thousand per year, 1,860,000 rubles. Yes, you could be a millionaire! And if you also pay for education, you lose 2,460,000 rubles. Sorry, but this is the cost of an apartment in the Moscow suburbs.
Yes, you can say that you can work and study, but it is very difficult and will negatively affect either your education or your work. In any case, you will not count a tidy sum. In addition, from my life experience I can say that a candidate with a higher education, but without experience, will not receive more than 25-28 thousand rubles, while a specialist with five years of work experience can receive 50 thousand.
That is, you not only lose money, but also turn out to be a less paid employee. The situation may change only after a year of work since you received your higher education. But by now you have already lost the apartment.
Our task was to be objective during the dispute. We tried to put aside the interests of both sides. How far we have succeeded is up to you.
Everyone must decide for himself whether he needs education. Make a decision based on your life situation, aspirations, connections, interests. Our task was only to provide food for thought. We want to make you right choice and not be disappointed in him later.
It depends, in general, on how you want to live in the future and how important the opinion of others is to you.
Yes, there are people who, without a higher education, started their own business and became millionaires (or at least well-to-do). But it is very important to understand that such people - an exception. How did they have so much knowledge about how to produce a product/service? how to put it on the market? how to attract clients? how to manage a company?
These people either went through a very difficult path, which not everyone can do, or they are damn lucky, and such luck is also extremely rare.
There are areas in which higher education is not necessary to achieve success, and these are mainly creative or sports professions. If you see yourself in this, ask yourself two questions:
If your answer to both questions is confidently yes - you can do without higher education. If you are not very sure about any of this, it is better to have a backup plan so as not to be left with nothing.
A person hears about how important education in a higher educational institution is from an early age. Many parents from the first grade begin to prepare their child for the fact that he will have to go to university in order to succeed, make a dizzying career and gain material well-being.
Is higher education really necessary? This issue is of concern to so many today, so we simply cannot afford to bypass it. In this article we will try to find comprehensive answers to it.
In order to thoroughly understand the problem, we first turn to statistics, which, as you know, know everything and everyone. If you look at the results of sociological surveys that are very fashionable today, you can get the following information, which will be very useful for us:
So, the results of statistics show that higher education is a necessity in our time.
But is it really so? Why enough a large number of people are opponents of education in universities? You will learn about this below.
What arguments are given by those people who treat the need for higher education with a certain amount of skepticism? Let's take a look at the main arguments:
Another frequently encountered argument is the lack of any real practical skills for a university graduate, which is why he cannot find good options employment in the specialty. However, the majority cope with this problem, managing to combine study with work, gaining the necessary experience.
Reading these arguments, many agreed that the university or institute is indeed a waste of time. But in order to decide whether you need a higher education, you must also listen to all the arguments in favor of obtaining it.
Arguing in favor of the need for higher education, we will not say that without a diploma you will not be able to get a well-paid job, since this theory easily refuted by numerous success stories. Therefore, we will focus only on the following advantages of studying at a university:
Finally, student years are a lot of pleasant and vivid memories, without which life can seem very boring.
One can endlessly talk about the fact that higher education is necessary only for those who are going to build their careers in those areas in which it is impossible to do without a diploma. For example, it is simply necessary for a doctor, a lawyer, a person applying for the position of a top manager in a large company. But why then do hundreds of job advertisements for security guards or sales assistants, couriers or even movers contain a mandatory requirement for a diploma?
The thing is that almost any employer representing a self-respecting company knows that people with higher education at least know how to behave in society and keep within the generally accepted boundaries of decency. In addition, an applicant for a position with a diploma can think outside the box, which is also important for the employer.
Is education necessary these days? ? Surprisingly, we hear this phrase more and more often in our time. And not only because now much attention is paid to the levels and quality of education.
Modern youth is increasingly thinking about a prosperous life and a dignified old age. And even though many teenagers are not used to making informed decisions at that age (sometimes they even make serious mistakes), sometimes they may not think about the plan "ahead", but it's still worth doing. And why?
Why do we need higher education, and is it possible to live without it? Let's try to figure it out.
The choice of each person is unique, each arranges his own life. Now there are rumors that it is possible to be realized in this life without higher education. Yes, there are rumors! It is enough to enter the importance of higher education into the search engine line, and we will see that now it is still possible to work without it. But is it? Actually, not really. This rumor appeared a long time ago, you should not blindly believe that without a higher education you will be able to enter a decent and well-paid job. Of course there are exceptions. Even apart from those people who got a job thanks to influential or wealthy relatives, there are people with talent and skills at the highest level. But where is the confirmation of this? Now employers give preference to people who have a diploma of higher education in their hands.
Quite a strange joke, but there is truth in it. Why give up higher education if you have a craving for knowledge, a desire to find Good work and natural talent? A diploma of higher education will confirm your knowledge and skills in this specialty. Judge for yourself: you need to instruct important work one of the two workers: one of them knows his business, and the second person is a mystery, it is not known what he is capable of. Any boss, of course, will choose a more qualified employee, because why would he take risks? The bottom line is that higher education is not necessary, but it is much easier to get a prestigious job with help.
It is also important to highlight that at present education is just a formality. Often there are people with higher education, working for a penny, or vice versa. But here an important plus is your ability and understanding of your specialty. Do you have these qualities? Then a completed institute and a higher education will help you in career growth! Entrepreneurs always take care of "valuable" workers. It is enough to prove yourself, you will become in demand as a representative of your specialty, and thereby ensure your career growth. The fact is that your boss will help you if he does not want to lose a highly skilled worker with a higher education. But do not forget about diligence: without it, nothing will come of it.
Many students also dream of their own personal business. It is also a good way to make money right conditions and on their soil. But few people think that most entrepreneurs with their own business have higher education. And it is very important here! It will be difficult for a person who has not graduated from college to build a strong business that will not ruin you and will start to make a profit even in the first couple . IMPORTANT:Here we are talking about a diploma of higher education! If a person has no talent or desire, then nothing will help him. Higher education here will only simplify the process of starting a business and its development.
Here we will talk about the difference in education, and specifically about higher and secondary - professional. It suffices to understand that since 2004, secondary education has become more and more active - vocational training is “diluted” with school curriculum. In this case, we are prepared to pass exams, and not to receive future profession and skills in the area of interest to us. In various institutions, by decree of the Ministry of Education, more and more attention is paid to the possibility of future employees to use the acquired knowledge.
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Higher education will significantly spoil your nerves and take a lot of time (depending on the qualification you choose). At times, many people will also have problems understanding their profession. However, it's worth it. A diploma of higher education will give you undoubted advantages in the future, will ensure you rise in career ladder. In addition, now is such a time: without a higher education, it will be difficult to get even a simple job, not to mention the legal industries. It turns out that the importance of higher education in modern world it's hard to overestimate.
I recently had a very entertaining discussion with a 17 year old young man, which began with his phrase "Mark Zuckerberg dropped out and became successful." I saw in him the same stupidity and naivety that was in me, with the only difference that in my 17th birthday there was no Facebook, and Bill Gates was an “uneducated” and successful idol. I diligently explained to my parents that they were completely wrong, and that success can be achieved without higher education. They, in turn, drove it into my head that with a diploma from a good university, I would never be left without a job and stuff like that. In a discussion with a young man, I became convinced that this issue is still relevant. I hope that this text will help all the 17-year-old "me" who cannot understand whether they need to study at a university or not.
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