Should Practical Courses Be Given Priority

A college degree did moan something in the past， but now it doesn't. Every year college students flood into the job market where only the best ones are chosen. Those with a CS degree or a business degree are more likely to get a good job. So， should college give priority to practical courses like CS and business over traditional ones as history and geography？ In my opinion，every course is of the same importance！

　　Yes， it's true that a practical major means more work opportunitios. But is a high salary job that important？ A happy mood is moro important for us. Though you may not got as much money as a student with a CS degree， he or sho may not got as much happiness as you；imagine it！ He sits in front of the computer， typing， exhausted and unhappy， you lie on the grass，reading your favorite poet's poem， relaxed and happy. Don't worry about your job； if you are good enough， you have the same chance as others.

　　As we know， practical courses are closely related to fundamental ones. A computer major doesn't mean you learn cornputer science for 4 years， instead， you have to learn math and physits in the first two years. Also， a MBA entrance exam contains three parts：English， Math， Logic Analysis， which means if you only know business， you can not pass it！ Don't forget all the applied sciences are built upon the foundation of fundamental sciences.

　　Last but not the least， have you considered if we gave priority to practical courses， what would happen？ Only two kinds of jobs？ CS and business？ Teachers teach only two courses， and all students choose to be a CTO （ chief technical officer） or a manager？ The world will be filled with computer experts and businessmen but no artists， no historians， no physician how boring it would be！

　　So everyone， choose the major you have real interest in，learn and enjoy it as much as you can. Don't be afraid of job hunting. Good jobs will hunt for you if you are good enough！

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　　基礎學科與應用技能孰輕孰重？對這樣一個嚴肅主題，王婷同學竝沒有板起臉來長篇大論，而是用形象的語言，簡潔生動地勾勒出幾幕場景：熱門職業者坐在電腦前疲憊不堪，文學愛好者卻躺在草地上悠然自得；計算機專業課程和MBA考試課程的具躰設置；沒有藝術家或歷史學家的世界是多麽枯燥，從而從三個方麪輕松証明了觀點：基礎學科不可忽眡。誠然，作者的觀點尚嫌稚嫩，論証也不夠深入，但這樣的表現手法值得稱道。文章筆調簡潔流暢，遣詞造句簡單準確，是大學新生中的好習作。