Knowledge and Diploma

1. 目前社会上存在这样一种说法：文凭越高越吃香; 2.而有些人则认为文凭不等于知识; 你的观点

● 审题概述●?这是一篇论述高文凭与知识关系的文章。第一段，概述社会上文凭越高越吃香的看法。第二段，主要论述有些人文凭不等于知识的观点。第三段，重点阐述你对此的看法。

Knowledge and Diploma

It is generally believed that a high diploma guarantees a promising future. Some people identify high diplomas with profound knowledge and exceptional competence. Companies also tend to emphasize the academic achievement of a job candidate. Like it or not, there does exist a social reality – the higher diplomas one gets, the more popular he becomes.

On the contrary, other people claim that a high diploma doesn’t automatically translate into knowledge. A diploma, in their eyes, is only the acknowledgment of one’s educational experience rather than a guarantee of one’s ability. Therefore, we can never measure the depth of one’s knowledge by the grade of one’s diploma. Besides, many knowledgeable people don’t have a high diploma. Take Bill Gates for example. His dropping out of college cannot deny the fact that he is one of the world’s most learned men.

So I must say no one should ever equate a diploma with knowledge, because a diploma is nothing but a proof of a short-term study while genuine knowledge needs one’s lifelong devotion.