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DREAMING BIG
As the school year comes to an end, and as many students are about to decide their futures, it is worth noting that the working world they are about to enter is rapidly changing. Although most students are doing what their parents have told them to do, that is to go to school and concentrate on their education, yet there is no guarantee that they will have a bright future upon graduation. Further, the fact that the average student may not have taken it seriously that the working world is changing is troubling. In fact, this has not been a part of most students’ way of thinking. It is being forced upon them so that they can understand that the days of gliding through their education and parachuting into high-paying jobs are long gone. However, they must continue to dream big.
The relentless drive to acquire university degrees has led many to believe that they will have good jobs and a promising future. But truth is, a degree is no longer considered a ticket to a good job. Once upon a time a university degree was a remarkable accomplishment, but today it has become the norm for even undemanding jobs. Today, the number of young people with university education has increased substantially, which suggests that those seeking jobs without degrees may not even get an interview.
Unfortunately, many believe that the standards of university education have dropped, and online colleges have made it easier to obtain degrees. But while the world, including Guyana, may be full of better qualified people, it does not mean that they are better equipped to do the job. For instance, some with degrees in English have no real mastery of the language. It is disappointing that some with degrees in English cannot even write properly. Others with degrees in mathematics rely on devices such as calculators or cell phones to add, subtract, multiply or divide.
The world is being dumbed down as the standards of education continue to be lowered to the point where many of the naturally gifted accept the unwritten mantra that their ignorance is as good as their knowledge. Which suggests that role models are vastly different nowadays. While in the past many persons built their success gradually, we are now in the age of the instant tycoon, quite a lot of whom in their youthful years did not their complete an advanced level of education.
This is true of Bill Gates who introduced us to the computer age and Richard Branson who revolutionized the aviation industry. They have become the modern equivalent of the rags to riches story. These men have one thing in common… they are big dreamers.
Today, technology has given youths more options to pursue their goals or perhaps to dream bigger than ever before, even if some of their dreams are unrealistic. Many youths are asking why they should make any effort to become a valuable member of the community when they know that money is being thrown at so-called celebrities for doing nothing of value, and who contribute zero to improve the community or the welfare of mankind.
But there are positive examples to be followed. In Guyana and the Caribbean sport, especially cricket, seems to be the way out of poverty for many of our big dreamers. Some of our great cricketers rose from poverty to become internationally known and wealthy, by doing what the youths in other countries had been doing for a long time, which is to be involved in sport. There is more money in cricket now than never before, and it is only wise for youths with talent to dream big and strive to become professional cricketers. Just ask other cricketers who have moved from rags to riches. They are trailblazers of sorts, who have made it acceptable for others interested in the sport to earn a fortune and fulfil their goals. They were dreaming big. And why not?
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