In the last week, the training class outside stopped because of the epidemic, so I stayed at home with my child, reading, writing, doing homework and playing gobang with him every day, and the days passed quickly. But every time I look at the books on the shelf, think about my children's worrying achievements and my uncertain future, I will have a question in my heart, "What's the use of reading so many books? What's the use of my children reading so many books in the future? "

There has always been a saying in society that "reading is useless". Why is this happening? The reason is:

First, link the usefulness of reading with whether you can earn money and whether you have social status. It is generally said that after reading so many books, even if you can't find a job, you might as well not read. As more and more college students can't find jobs in society, this argument becomes more and more convincing.

Second, the books you have read are useless. Look at the books you read at school. How many can be used in society? We have forgotten everything we learned at school, so what's the use of reading so much? Don't look. Might as well do a little business directly.

Third, the social cost of reading is high, and it pays more and pays less. It takes a lot of effort and energy for parents of ordinary families to train a child into a college student, not to mention that poor families often don't see short-term returns and don't invest time and energy in their studies.

0 1 Do you have to earn a lot of money to study?

Why should reading be equated with making money? China's parents often say, "If you don't study hard, you will wash the dishes and sweep the streets". Nowadays, the value orientation of "everything is money-oriented" also makes reading often have utilitarian purposes. If you read a lot and don't make money, it's useless. In my family, I am often laughed at by my husband. It's not the same level to have a higher education than him, but I don't earn as much money and have as many contacts as him. This is a typical example of "reading stupidity". But my reading makes me full and satisfied.

Do I have to use it after reading a book?

There is indeed a lot of knowledge we don't need in the books we read at school. Take my child for example. He likes dinosaur books very much. He knows a lot about dinosaurs. Who said he would study dinosaurs in the future? However, reading is not only about learning knowledge, but more importantly, it is about expanding our pattern and horizons, learning how to analyze and solve problems, so that we can look at problems from multiple angles, not blindly following, and have our own independent thinking ability.

The essence of poverty says that the poor can't get rid of poverty because their vision is too narrow. When they have money, they will buy consumer goods and will not think of investing in long-term beneficial things such as education and health.

Is reading for a reward?

I don't think people who have this argument realize the true meaning of reading. Is Confucius studying for reward and fame? Fan Deng's reading slogan is to make 300 million people fall in love with reading. Reading can't just look at immediate interests.

After working in an American enterprise for ten years, the company owner K is an American old man in his fifties. Judging from his realm and vision, he is definitely a wise man. What is commendable is that he has a studious and enterprising heart, and there are a large number of high-quality talents with academic qualifications in the United States. In fact, this is also a reason why western countries are strong. To be strong, a country must attach importance to education, and everyone has a lifelong learning mentality, which is not far from the goal of a prosperous and democratic country.

So who can say that reading is useless? It is normal to have doubts and worries, because there is always a gap between wishes and reality, but Mr. S said that people who say reading is useless should go to see the big bosses who are clamoring for reading every day and have no culture, and see how they treat their children's learning, and then know the answer.