Dear judges, classmates, and fellow debaters: Hello everyone. Our point of view is that in the era of knowledge economy, knowledge is more important than capital. We live in an era of knowledge economy, that is, an economy with modern science and technology as its core and based on the production, storage, use and consumption of knowledge and information. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development defines knowledge economy as an economy based on knowledge, which reveals the fundamental role of knowledge in modern economic growth and accurately reflects the reality of the knowledge economy. In the traditional market economy concept, production depends on the quantity of all production factors, especially labor, capital, equipment and resources, and knowledge and technology are only regarded as external factors. Under the conditions of knowledge economy, knowledge is no longer an "external variable" of economic growth, but has become the most basic production factor among the factors that create social wealth. Other production factors must be updated and equipped with knowledge. Due to the highly developed science and technology, the industrialization of science and technology has been greatly accelerated, and human beings' ability to understand and develop resources has been greatly increased. The role of labor, capital, and resources in economic growth has been relegated to a secondary position. In today's society, economic growth directly depends on the production, dissemination and use of knowledge and information. The production of products, the increase in commodity value, the growth of enterprises and even the enhancement of overall national strength are all more dependent on knowledge and people who possess knowledge. As a symbol of the rise of the knowledge economy, Microsoft's output value has exceeded the combined output value of the three major American automobile companies. The main source of economic growth in the United States in recent years has been the 5,000 software companies, and their contribution to the world economy is no less than that of the top 500 world's largest companies. The economic growth of 14 industrialized countries including the United Kingdom, France, and the United States does not mainly come from the increase in physical capital investment, but relies on the contribution of intellectual capital. All these show that in modern social production, knowledge has become one of the most important components of production factors, and the knowledge economy marked by this will become the dominant economic form in the 21st century. The contribution rate of intellectual capital to economic growth was 20% at the beginning of the 20th century, rose to about 50% in the middle of the 20th century, and rose to 80% after the 1980s. As an important component of production factors, knowledge has become a key factor in economic growth. Intellectual resources for producing and disseminating knowledge have replaced traditional physical capital and financial capital and become important strategic resources, forming a new form of capital, namely intellectual capital. . An important feature of capital is that it can bring surplus value and has value-added properties. However, the value-added property of intellectual capital is much faster than that of non-knowledge capital. Moreover, the value-added property of non-knowledge capital is based on knowledge. Supported by the operation of capital, the value-added nature of non-intellectual capital comes from intellectual capital. The form of wealth in agricultural society is land, and the form of wealth in industrial society is capital. Under the conditions of knowledge economy, knowledge, information, and technology are in a certain sense more important capital than monetary capital and physical capital. the most important social wealth. In the traditional sense, capitalists own physical capital such as factories and mines. In the future, the identity of capitalists will also change. People who possess knowledge will become capitalists. To sum up, we believe that in the era of knowledge economy, knowledge is more important than capital. Thanks. 1. Everyone needs to learn to self-study?
In a broad sense, if anyone wants to make a difference and achieve something, he cannot do without self-study. ?
Not to mention that people who have never entered a formal university or technical secondary school need to study on their own, even students trained in colleges and universities also need to study on their own. A university president once said to his graduates: Graduation from college is like a bowl of clean noodles. Put a spoonful of fried sauce on it to make fried noodles, a few pieces of pork ribs on it to make noodles, and a few slices of fat on it. Big meat noodles. Who will put these things in place? After graduation, of course, I mainly rely on myself to continue self-study in practice. The knowledge a person learns after graduating from college is like a drop in the bucket to the knowledge he should learn throughout his life. Most of what college students learn in school is basic theoretical knowledge, and more applied science and practical technology need to be supplemented and improved through self-study as needed after entering the society. What college students learn in school is not so much knowledge as it is the ability to learn by themselves.
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If knowledge is compared to gold, then self-learning ability is the golden touch; if knowledge is compared to fish, then self-learning ability is the ability to fish. ?
With the development of society, the total amount of human knowledge is constantly increasing. Today, with the proliferation of knowledge, intensified competition, and rapid changes in science and technology, the only way for people to adapt to the ever-evolving new life is through self-study. Therefore, UNESCO warned in its theme report on survival: "The illiterates of the future will not be people who cannot read, but people who cannot learn."?
Not only those who have not attended college People who want to achieve academic success need to study by themselves. Even university graduates, even masters or doctors, if they want to achieve something, invent something, create something, they must continue to self-study, be good at self-study, and be good at studying.
Learning ability is the passport to the era of knowledge economy. In the era of knowledge economy, human quality is mainly reflected in the ability to control knowledge and information to perform creative work. Therefore, universalization and lifelong education have become two major trends in the development of education. There are two ways to receive lifelong education: one is to receive continuing education, and the other is to self-study. Among them, self-study is the most important way.
2. Is self-study an important way to acquire knowledge and a source of creativity?
Even if a person has not gone to college, if he has the habit of self-study and the ability to self-study, Then, his future work achievements will never be worse than those of college graduates. On the contrary, even if a person has gone to university, even studied abroad, and studied under famous teachers, if he has not learned to study on his own and does not have the habit of studying hard, then he will only wander around in the circle drawn by the teacher. , it is difficult to expand the field of knowledge, let alone make inventions and creations in scientific research. This is because any invention or creation is about doing something that others have not done before and taking a path that others have not traveled before. Who can tell you which path to take? You can only explore, learn, and constantly update your knowledge yourself. ?
A person cannot achieve anything without self-study, and self-study has indeed made many people successful. It is difficult to count the number of thinkers, scientists, writers, politicians, and military strategists at home and abroad in ancient and modern times who have received little or no formal school training and have made outstanding achievements mainly through self-study. ?
my country's most famous mathematician Hua Luogeng was born in a poor family in Jintan County, Jiangsu Province. He did not study very well when he was a child, and his neighbors ridiculed him as "Luo Geng". Because his family life was difficult, he was unable to finish middle school, so he went home to help his father make a living. Later, he became seriously ill and lost his leg. But he studied hard on his own, and later gained the respect of Mr. Xiong Qinglai, a veteran in the field of mathematics, who recommended him to join Tsinghua University as a school worker. Through diligent study, he obtained official scholarships to study abroad, and went to the famous Cambridge University in England for further study, and finally succeeded. ?The world's inventor, Edison, was born with a weak body and did not officially go to school until he was 8 years old. After studying for three months, he was called a "muddlehead" by his teacher because of his poor academic performance. He dropped out of school and went home, where his mother taught him how to read and write. His mother discovered that he was particularly fond of physics and chemistry, so she bought him "Parker Science Reader". So, Edison copied the principles in the book one by one and tested them with his own hands. He opened up a small world in the basement of his home, which served as both a warehouse and a laboratory. More and more experiments were carried out, but the life at home was difficult and could not meet Edison's need for money for experiments. At the age of 12, Edison went to the train to sell newspapers and candies. At the same time, he went to the Detroit Library to read books every day, constantly enriching himself. At the age of 21, he developed a dual transmitter and obtained a patent for the "voting recorder" invention. At the age of 22, he co-founded the Pop Edison Company with others. From then on, he embarked on the road of invention and creation, embarked on a road of success, and embarked on a glorious road of life. ?
Darwin, the founder of the theory of evolution, one of the three major discoveries in natural science in the 19th century, said that any valuable knowledge he acquired came from self-study. Steam engines, trains, ships, and airplanes were all invented by self-learners without exception.
3. What are the principles for determining the direction of self-study?
Determining the direction of self-study is actually a matter of optimization.
If you go in the right direction and avoid detours, you will be more likely to succeed. When determining the direction of self-study, you should pay attention to the following principles. ?
The first is the principle of synchronization effect. That is to say, try to synchronize your professional choice with your work and business; synchronize your goals with your interests and hobbies; and synchronize your development direction with social needs. Doing so can easily unify the subjective and the objective and produce a positive vibration. ?
The second is the principle of accumulation of advantages. That is, based on the actual needs of society and your own actual situation, confirm your own advantages and strengths, and then focus on developing your own strengths and strengths. It should be noted that what you are best at may not necessarily be your advantage. It also depends on social reality and the actual needs of social development. The relatively high starting point and accumulation of advantages are conducive to short-term success. ?
The third is the principle of "directional blasting". That is to say, pay attention to discovering and selecting "unpopular" things that can fully realize your self-worth, work hard, and strive to achieve great results within a few years and become a blockbuster after many years. ?
The fourth is the principle of acting within one’s ability. Don’t be afraid of a low starting point for self-study, but don’t be too ambitious. We should take a long-term view and base ourselves on the present. Strive for hard work in spring and harvest in autumn. Fruitful results can not only bring you joy and inspire your fighting spirit, but also often change your situation, allowing you to move from a muddy dirt road to an asphalt road. If you choose difficult subjects without considering your actual abilities, you will often end up looking at the stars in the sky but falling into a pit in the ground. It's like using a candle to boil a pot of cold water until the candle turns to ashes and runs out of tears. 4. What is the rule of "four qualities and one creation" in self-study?
The first nature: initiative. That is to give full play to one's own subjective initiative, find opportunities and opportunities, and do not need to use the whip to push forward. If you adopt a passive attitude towards self-study, do not practice self-discipline, and just muddle along, it will be difficult to realize the study plan, and the marathon plan will become a "lazon" plan. Therefore, self-learners should never forget the word initiative. ?
The second nature: hardship. If reaching a certain level of knowledge is compared to crossing a river, then students in school are like crossing with the help of boats, while self-learners are like swimming with arms. Not only do self-learners not have dedicated teachers to teach them, but they also have to devote most of their energy to doing things that have nothing to do with their studies every day. They have to squeeze in study time all by themselves, and sometimes they can't even get a suitable textbook. Therefore, those who are interested in self-learning must first be mentally prepared to endure hardship. ?
Thirdity: continuity. Continuity means not only that there should be continuity in the content learned, but also that there should be continuity in the time arrangement of self-study. Self-study should first pay attention to overall planning, and arrange learning content according to the principle of easy to difficult first, and from easy to deep. At the same time, it should be understood that building a knowledge tower is a huge and complicated project, and it is by no means something that can be accomplished overnight. It is difficult to achieve anything with three minutes of enthusiasm or ten minutes of coldness. It is also a big taboo for self-study to stop trying or change your mind when you see something new. ?
The fourth nature: purpose. That is, learning must have a clear purpose. This purpose may be simple at first, and the goal may not be too ambitious. With the improvement of knowledge level and harvest of learning results, the purpose will continue to be sublimated. This purposefulness, in turn, attracts people to keep moving forward. ?
First creation: After self-learners work hard for many years in accordance with the above "four qualities", they will have the urge to create and the ability to create. At this time, we should pay attention to the change from the previous focus on learning to the focus on thinking. According to our own strengths and social needs, we should find breakthroughs to stand out and realize our own value through discovery, invention, and creation.
5. Self-study must be good at making use of all conditions that are conducive to learning?
Xunzi said in "Encouraging Learning": "Those who pretend to be horses are not self-sufficient, but they can travel a thousand miles." "A fake boat cannot be a river, but a river. A gentleman is not a different person, he is good at things." Self-study does not mean learning behind closed doors, but should make full use of all the conditions that are conducive to learning. ?
First, learn to use the library. In addition to libraries in the center of every city, almost all major technical secondary schools have libraries. Going to the library to borrow and read books is not only convenient, but also cheap. Books, magazines, newspapers, audio and video materials, everything is available here. It can be said that the library is a treasure house of knowledge, where the scientific and cultural heritage of all mankind is concentrated. This heritage can only be inherited by those who are good at using the library.
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Second, you must learn to use a computer. Nowadays, there are countless computer softwares that are conducive to learning, and various "information highways" have been opened one after another. In addition, it is very convenient and fast to use computers to retrieve, store, extract data, type, revise, and calculate. This provides us with unparalleled convenience for study and scientific research. We should make full use of these conditions. ?
Third, seek advice from famous experts. Xunzi said: "If you don't want to learn, you will get close to others." Therefore, "a gentleman must choose a hometown when he lives, and he must find scholars when traveling." As the saying goes: "Listening to what you have to say is worth ten years of reading." Self-learners can avoid detours by seeking advice from famous people, which is conducive to short-term success. There are many ways to seek advice from famous experts, such as listening to their academic reports, reading their articles, and of course, you can also ask for advice in person. ?
Fourth, according to the actual situation, participate in social assistance classes. This is mainly for non-school students taking self-study exams. Since the 1980s, in order to cultivate talents through multiple channels, our country has successively implemented a self-study examination system in various provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions. The test scores are accumulated by subject. If you fail in any subject, you can take it again next time. A college diploma or undergraduate diploma will be issued when a certain number of required subjects and optional subjects are met. This diploma is nationally recognized and recognized by UNESCO. People who are self-study in this way can optionally participate in social tutoring classes. This kind of tutoring class is well-informed and avoids detours. You can also make many like-minded friends with different personalities. ? Zhu Xi, a litterateur in the Song Dynasty, wrote in "Reflections on Reading Books": "Asking the canal where it can be so clear is a source of living water." Self-study is an inexhaustible source of knowledge for students.