Too much education is
dangerous. If people receive more education than they need to function in their
job, it only breeds dissatisfaction. In what extent do you agree or disagree?
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| Ielts Essay - Over-education |
Educating oneself appropriately to raise
chances of grabbing good employment has been a primary objective of every
individual today, but some people profess, in this pursuit, some tend to get
more than what may be needed to fulfill professional obligations that can fuel
discontentment though others consider this idea to be quite bizarre.
Pursuing and completing academic
qualifications that exceed requirements of employment in a given domain does
sometimes instill discontentment. Individuals, after years of studying, tend to
become too ambitious and unrealistic; hence failing to derive fulfillment and
end up feeling disenchanted, and in fact disgruntled. Such people will not
settle for anything lesser than a job that
offers them a smart remuneration, as well as a post of consequence; and any
work they do, that is not strategically critical to an establishment, appears to
be an impediment in their progress.
Moreover, workers with knowledge that
outstrips demands of work also find it hard to cope with their co-workers whom
they consider to be 'Lesser Mortals' and virtually a no-match. In such cases, it has
been observed that overeducated individuals are always out of sync of
aspirations and expectations of rest of workforce; and tend to stay aloof and
feel alienated; and thus unhappy.
However, there are others who outrightly
ridicule this pessimist view: education can never be in excess, and it rather,
if an individual grabs more of it, helps broaden mindsets and equip people with
abilities to innovate, and come out with radical solutions to every problem. Such
workers derive pleasure by outperforming their colleagues in performance that
makes them feel proud of their abilities.
In a nutshell, I feel, the notion of excessive
education leading to discontentment at work has no firm grounding and baseless
