I wince when every time I walk in the street being caught and asked by a low voice: “Do you need a diploma?” it seems that it is the time in great need of diploma. You might be puzzled if you go to a talent market, where you may see some companies write: “only graduates needed”, while some others write “we need only persons with a five-year working experience.” It seems that there is no consensus on the importance of diploma and capability. Today, by following reasons I argue that capability is much more important than diploma.
Firstly, the real aim of learning is for capability, not for diploma. As you know, “high mark, low capability” is a quite common phenomenon among college students. For instance, what some students care about is mark and diploma, but when once they are required to do something, they fail to manage it. Then how can they be possibly employed by companies to do a job? Secondly, high capability can bring great interest to the company or even the society. Bill Gates, who has low diploma, sets a good example. For his contribution really lays not in his diploma but in his capability. Another reason is that capability is the living guarantee in a society full of tight competitions, while diploma is only a touchstone bringing you more chances to find a job. However, once you win some, the real important thing that decides your fate is not your diploma but your capability.
I don’t intentionally mean that diploma is not important. What I want to argue about is just that while we are learning, we shall not only pay attention the surface, but to its very essence. I am sure strong capabilities may provide us beautiful future!
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