The job market nowadays has witnessed a sharp increase in the number of graduates hunting for work. Instead of focusing on their own study, many of these young people prefer to spend a large amount of time participating in social practice. They consider it reasonable to learn the way the society operates. Academic performances, they claimed, can never be equal to the capacity in this ever-changing world, while taking part in activities in the real world can nicely tackle this problem. But there are indeed some opponents, who would like to spend more time on studying.

These days, taking part in social practices is commonly be regarded as a subject that put sand in the wheels of individual development for it reduces the time a student can use to study. Granted, activities of low quality are nothing but parties or tours, from which one can experience all but something useful. A young man who loves to participate in these practices is likely to form a bad habit of abandoning study and lessons that the school requires. This increases the gap of performance between different individuals, and reduces correspondingly the intention of the those struggling students to further develop their abilities. What’s more, the result and fulfillment of study can hardly be seen within a rather limited period, so they choose to entertain themselves, gaining happiness that is easy to acquire under the pretext of making contributions to the society.

As it happens, merely a small proportion of students are inclined to give up study completely by nature. So, ask people who are confused about their future, what should they do to achieve the most favorable results? From my perspective, people may be classified into two classes: those who love to be alone, and those who are gregarious. My suggestion to the former is that they can focus on their own study, as taking part in group work can make them feel uneasy. As for the second class, they can enjoy cooperation and coordination with other folks and can learn how to behave on different occasions. But I recommend that the best choice is to be a mixture of these two kinds. That means one can first set solid foundation for their own school work, and seeking for things they love in their spare time. After that, they can go online to find some companies and apply for internship according to the comments of other individuals. This is the point I wish to emphasis. The social practice of high quality is to work for some time in a real company in flesh rather than participating in parties or tours.

It is necessary to view both our study and social practice as footstones rather than obstacles or hinderances. We can focus on study during school days and taking part in practices during long vacations. In this way, we can both fortify our own academic abilities and forge tighter links with the society at the same time.