Diploma depreciation Zhang Baotong 2019.4.6

I remember when we were children, our family was very poor, and my father earned forty or fifty yuan a month, which could support the whole family of six or seven people. At that time, a handful of water spinach was more than a pound, and it only cost two cents. However, now a pound of water spinach can be bought for three or four yuan. Why have the prices of vegetables gone up so much? The reason is that we have more money. When there is more money, things are more expensive. This is the law of nature. The same goes for diplomas. There are more people who take the entrance examination and go to school, and the diploma will naturally depreciate.

Before the fifties of the last century, let alone going to university, it was very remarkable for a person to be able to have a little culture and know some words. My mom still doesn't recognize a single word. When you want to ask her why she doesn't go to school. She said that at that time, she didn't even have enough to eat, so she couldn't go to school. She said that at that time, not a single girl in the four villages and eight townships in their vicinity had ever gone to school. There are a few boys who go to school, and they are all children of large local families.

Therefore, if you could recognize a few words at that time, maybe the fate of your life would be very different. My stepfather was an old Eighth Road, and when the Baocheng Railway was being built, the Agency wanted him to be the chairman of the trade union. However, he was adamant, because he did not know a word. The leader said that he could be assigned a secretary. However, he felt that it was inappropriate and still did not agree. Therefore, he was just an ordinary worker all his life.

Knowledge broadens people's horizons and visions are high. Therefore, the vision and vision of people at different levels of knowledge are different. Since China's reform and opening up, a large number of high-quality labor force has been needed to build modern industry, agriculture, military industry, and science and technology. And the competition in the modern international community is the competition for talents. In order to train a large number of high-quality talents, the state has continuously increased the number of universities and expanded the number of university students from only a few hundred thousand college graduates a year in the past to about 9 million college graduates a year now.

The purpose of the diploma is to equip a person with the basic knowledge and skills to work and study confidently, effectively and independently. Through the study of diploma-related courses, students can continuously improve their knowledge, skills and qualities to meet the requirements of future employers or lay the foundation for further study. For some specific fields and types of work, talents with strong interest and high professional skills are needed. Having a diploma in this area means having a qualification that others do not have. It's like you can't go to the podium without a teacher's license, and you can't be a driver without a car driver's license.

Although the universalization of higher education today is considered to be a means of lowering opportunities or barriers to entry to obtain university diplomas, it can allow more people to obtain university qualifications and diplomas and qualify for certain occupations. However, on the other hand, the expansion and popularization of universities have also led to a decline in the quality of universities and a decrease in the value of diplomas. This phenomenon of "diploma depreciation" has directly led to the increasing tension and difficulty in the employment of college students. It can be very unfair for students who do well in their studies, and feel that the employment opportunities that should be easily theirs have become competitive opportunities. As a result, many university students have encountered difficulties in finding employment and blame the current education system for this problem. Because in the last century, college graduates were distributed by the state, and there was no need for graduates to worry about employment.

However, relevant experts believe that the phenomenon of college students' difficulty in finding employment does not mean that the value of diplomas is depreciated, but that with the development of society, higher requirements have been put forward for laborers, and the popularization of universities will make the country's labor personnel higher in quality and more competitive.