Why do we need to study?

There have been a lot of queries from us, students, pertaining to studying that seem to gain fame from ourselves and in which we, ourselves, try to provide answer without much seeing the factors or sides that should be critically considered in answering these queries.

            Mostly, students would ask, “Why do I need to study?”… Specifically, “Why do I need to study this subject when, in fact, it is not related to my course?”… Others would dispute, “Why will I study when I can get answers directly from my neighborhood?” This could be normal. Even I would ask these questions to myself. Maybe, or should I say, it is in the fact that we do not just sincerely integrate in ourselves what studying truly is, what benefits we could gain out from studying. And so, as a result, most of us resort to “not to study” and just depend to our neighborhood. I remember one of my teachers in high school said, “You cannot bring with you your seatmates in college.” So for us college students, “We cannot bring with us our seatmates in our job.”

            Let me give you some enlightenment about studying.

            Firstly, having been sent to school is a rare opportunity that our parents could give us, especially in college, considering the economic crisis we experience today. Are the high grades we get be great “Thank You” for our parents? They are, of course.

            Second, raising the level of performance in school does not only mean raising your own level of performance. It also means raising the level of performance among all those who are in the class or in school whom you have shared your information, which was extracted from what you have studied. The shared information might not have known by your instructor and classmates until you have spoken of it.

            Lastly, study is like the heaven’s glorious sun that lights up one’s brighter future. All the long term learning gained from the student’s simple acts of study will become his assets in applying for a job, in working for his job and in looking for more opportunities to develop his skills and expertise, and to complement him in this growing world of competence.