Study Hard. Get Good Grades. Find a Job.
Mar 14th 2008GreenBucksMoney Watch & Thoughts
This is what parents hammer into the minds of their children when they are growing up.
But with today’s unconventional ways of living, people do not really rely on having good education to have that dream job to be able to have some form of purchasing power.
A lot of the parents now are probably a product of this kind of philosophy which they got from their parents. I am sure this line of thinking is what exactly they are telling their children who go to school.
Sure, it is a comforting thought to have a solid educational background to up the resume. Who wouldn’t want to hire someone with an MA or MBA or PhD? Who wouldn’t want to hire someone whose GPA is somewhere near 4.0? More often than not, these people are highly qualified to apply to a job that would need their expertise. But are they up to the challenge to maintain that status they so want to achieve?
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munchkin mommy on 14 Mar 2008 at 12:26 pm 1hi greenbucks! 😀 amen to your post. 🙂 one of my replies to a recent meme sounds a bit like the above entry. while there are some people who were able to succeed in life sans a college diploma, i still believe in the importance of a solid (and completed!) school education. it’s an accomplishment in itself which also brings with it a sense of pride and comfort, too. 🙂 and a lot of times, it is when we are right smack in the middle of university education that we realize what we truly want to become, thus, the shifting of courses or the dropping out. am i even making sense? hee hee! 🙂
greenbucks on 14 Mar 2008 at 11:04 pm 2I totally understand you Weng. A solid and completed education is a sure ticket to success BUT it is not the only ticket to success. Sure, it brings pride, comfort, a sense of accomplishment and even a good sense of self-worth. But still…
Yes, people may shift courses as a way of finding what truly fits one’s abilities and interests. Nothing wrong with that, as long as one accomplishes goals that were set.
Success is personal. We can never judge a person if he is successful or not, not until we know how he/she feels about it.
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Angel on 16 Mar 2008 at 3:57 pm 3Studying well is always good if only for the discipline that it teaches. After awhile though, you will realize that the grades that you get or how you do in school do not really determine whether one succeeds or not. People skills, communication skills, and finding something to do that you genuinely are passionate about may be more critical. So maybe it should be “Think Hard. Build Good Relationships. Find Your Passion.”
greenbucks on 18 Mar 2008 at 7:26 pm 4Angel, thanks for the feedback. The title is something sort of the opposite: that study hard, get good grades and find a job don’t necessarily mean being successful. That’s why I put some interesting points at the bottom of the post. I like the way you wrote how the title should be though.
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