YJD English 2014
“Going to university is not as important for success as it was 20 years ago.”
I would like to respond to the statement above. In the past, Hong Kong education was closely modeled on the system that was found in the UK. Students in secondary school had to go through two major public examinations, which are Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE) and Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKAL). In the past, the local education system has been very exam-orientated in order to go to university. However, the students nowadays can go to university after they had qualified results in Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE), which is the only examination that determine whether a student can go to university or not. But is it the only way? Is university education essential for success? If we cannot enter university, can we succeed in our career? I would like to discuss the argument in the following.
It is undoubtedly that most Hong Kong people measure the success of a grown-up in term of money although it is sad but true. When we enter a university, we can learn subjects professionally. We can develop an intellectual mind which can help us in the further individual development. Companies tend to employ those who are proved to be intellectual with the passing of a certificate of a degree. It will be easier to get into the important posts of a company or even the country. University education, obviously, brings us more opportunities to achieve success.
Although the points above show that going to university is the major access to become successful, we can also measure success in many other ways.
As that we mentioned above, when Hong Kong government reforms the education system as there as only one major public examination which determines whether students can go to university or not, the government also promotes the concept “life-long learning”. Life-long learning is the “ongoing, voluntary, and self-motivated” pursuit of knowledge for either
I would like to respond to the statement above. In the past, Hong Kong education was closely modeled on the system that was found in the UK. Students in secondary school had to go through two major public examinations, which are Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE) and Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKAL). In the past, the local education system has been very exam-orientated in order to go to university. However, the students nowadays can go to university after they had qualified results in Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE), which is the only examination that determine whether a student can go to university or not. But is it the only way? Is university education essential for success? If we cannot enter university, can we succeed in our career? I would like to discuss the argument in the following.
It is undoubtedly that most Hong Kong people measure the success of a grown-up in term of money although it is sad but true. When we enter a university, we can learn subjects professionally. We can develop an intellectual mind which can help us in the further individual development. Companies tend to employ those who are proved to be intellectual with the passing of a certificate of a degree. It will be easier to get into the important posts of a company or even the country. University education, obviously, brings us more opportunities to achieve success.
Although the points above show that going to university is the major access to become successful, we can also measure success in many other ways.
As that we mentioned above, when Hong Kong government reforms the education system as there as only one major public examination which determines whether students can go to university or not, the government also promotes the concept “life-long learning”. Life-long learning is the “ongoing, voluntary, and self-motivated” pursuit of knowledge for either