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"The purpose of education should be to provide students with a value system, a standard, a set of ideas-not to prepare them for a specific job."

As the saying goes, "The primary purpose of education is not only teach you earn your bread but also to make each mouthful sweeter." In my opinion, a value system and skills for a specific job is not mutually exclusive. In the era of rapid social and technology changes leading to fierce competition, both a value system and job-related skills are imperative for a person not only to survive but also to thrive in a society. Job-related skills are (×¢ÒâÖ÷νһÖÂ)necessary for you to compete for survive, while a value system keep you on the right track of you life under any circumstance and cooperate with others harmoniously. It is by instilling in students a value system, that they can better opportunity to success in their career.

Unarguably, job-related skill is necessary in today's job-oriented society. Every year, a large number of students are eager to choose Computer Science, Finance, Law, Medicine and so on as their majors in that these majors will guarantee them a job...

Posted by: Jennifer Valles

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