Essay 3-Will Kim

Many people may think that paper exams, written exams, and the tests that reveals only one’s diligence and brain can evaluate one’s value. Well, I believe that this world is now shifting its gears into a more globalized standard.

Currently, as this world is rapidly changing and becoming more globalized, many universities, companies, and employees are demanding not only technology, but also an ability to interact with one another. In another words, this world is demanding a global leadership. Some examples of global leaderships are the followings: international voluntary service, experience in the foreign country, linguistic abilities, and so on. To give a good example of why this world is becoming globalized, I will be specifically talking about universities, companies, and employers.

First, university entrance exam, which only tested the student’s comprehension of only studying, is now decreased. This is due to the fact that, people these days now realize that only evaluating one’s value (I know it is kinda awkward to use this word in meaning to human, but I’ll just use it) by the outcome of exam score was not a great idea. So, in order to fill in the deficiency of formal evaluation standards, meeting the demands of the things this world wants was the only answer. Test, which was a played a large role, is now in the minor league and extracurricular activities such as science competitions, other tests, math competitions, and recommendations stepped up in the stage. So in conclusion, written examination will be puffed into written exam plus oral test plus extracurricular activities.

Second, companies and employers want a smart and globalized leader. Viewing from the perspective of the employer, a smart employer would want to hire those who are excellent not only the ones that are brainy, but also those who are able to interact with the world. Interacting with the world means linguistic fluency, eloquent speaking, experience with an outsider, and so on.

Lastly, looking from a larger spectrum, this nation is looking for those who are really able to cooperate internationally. Examples are president, diplomats, congressman, and ect. Because handling a national matter must be extremely cautious and careful, the ones that are holding the powers are in great responsibilities. Must not lose, but must not destroy the relationships with one another.

I strongly support these upcoming ideas because they seem more realistic if we look at the needs of this world. There are may be some people who just don’t do well on written exams. Giving them a chance of more open doors might lead one’s school or nation to find the ones that needs to be where they really should be. Evaluating one’s value by a paper is not logical. It is pathetic. Well maybe they can figure out who is smart or not, but they will never be able to figure out who is suited for something by some papers. I believe that written exam exists because it is there to evaluate the most basic thing: diligence. If one cannot even prove that he or she is a diligent worker, then how could they be able to work under the standard that demands more great diligence and responsibilities? It just does not make any sense!

In conclusion, due to the rapid changing of this world, I am standing up for the fact that global interactions and extracurricular activities are just as important as paper exams.