TheyarenotDiametricallyOpposedThedeclineofemploymentrateofcollegestudents,thesharpremarksfromsocietythatgradatesarejustpeoplewithhighgradesandlowabilities,thetendencythattheemployersfinditdifficulttotakeonpeoplewiththetrainingtheyarelookingfor,allthesecombinetoproduceaviewthatitisnotnecessarytoattenduniversitywhichisjustanutterwasteoftime,energyandmoneyandyouaresupposedtogetajobimmediatelyafterleavingschooltogetmoreworkexperience.Thereisnodoubtthatworkexperienceplaysagreatroleonfindingajob.However,Ideemthatwhatisthemostimportanttoourfutureisourabilitywhichdependsnotonlyonworkexperience,socialskillsbutoneducationbackground.Bothofthemareimportant.Theyarenotindiametricallyoppositedirections.Thereareconsideratefigureswhoobtainedgreatachievementswithouthighdegree,suchasBillGates,SteveJobs,andLiJiacheng—thelistisendless,whodroppedoutofschoolorwhosefamilycouldnotaffordagoodeducation.Theysteppedintothesocietywheretheybecamestrongerandachievedwhattheywantedwhentheywereyoungcomparedwithwegeneralpeople.Thereisnodoubtthatsocietyisabigcrucibleinwhichwecansteelourselves,buildcharacterandaccumulateawealthofexperiencebygoingtrailsandtribulations.Ofcourse,Ihavenoinclinationtoappealyoutodropoutofschoolandstartworkingrightnow.Educationisalsovitalimportantinlotsofaspects.Onecantellanobviousdifferenceataglancebetweenapersonwithhigheducationandonewithloweducation,fromone’sbehaviorsandmanners,asaproverbgoes”Beingeducated,youcanactasaneducatedman.”Inaddition,universitywhichisasmallsocietyingreatdegreeisalsoagoodstatewherewecanmeetallkindsofpeoplefromdifferentplaces,wherenothinglaysaheadofusbutexertion,struggleandpreferenceandwheresuccessandhappinessbelongtothesewhoareabletotakeadvantageoftheopportunitiesthatpresentthemselves.Moreover,“education”hereisnotjusttospendseveralyearsintheuniversity,thatis,weregardschoolasasheltertoavoidthefiercecompetitionandpressurefromthesociety,butthatwhatwecanactuallygainintheschool,includingprofessionalskills,somethingyoulearnfrombooks,andhowtogetonwithpeopleinthesmall“society”.Infact,wecanenrichyouknowledgeandattainmentbyreadingbooksandattendingamateurtrainingclasseswhileworking,muchthewaywecanaccumulateworkexperiencebydoingapart-timejobwhilestudying.Theyarenotdiametricallyopposedbutbothimportant.