Some people think that
students are better to volunteer to help people in their hometown or
University’s city during vacation while others do not. Both sides have their
own reasons to support their views. If I were asked to choose, I would say that
it is better to attend a class on subject which is not related to their major.
There are several reasons as follows.
To begin with, when
students study a subject that is not relevant their major, they are likely to
have more balanced thoughts and views. When people concentrated on
a limited range of subjects for a long time, they are
likely to develop a tunnel-vision and one-sided view. Thus, well-balanced
education provides them more chances to develop a good ability of
judgment, creativity, and prevent them from having skewed value. For example,
when I was in University, my major was veterinary medicine. I should memorize
all of the names of bones, muscles and vessels in canine, bovine, and feline.
Furthermore, I started to see everything in an aspect of medicine such as
using medical terms in ordinary things and finally it was hard for me to make
decision on many problems around me thinking that my thought was so
biased. However, attending a class on literature, I was able to get over this
in a safe way by reading many books. I tried to get balanced
thoughts through reading books and discussing it with my colleagues. As a
result, I was able to have a better judgment
and to change my biased views into more balanced ones.
To
sum up, I strongly believe that it is better for students to study what is not
their major to have well-balanced views and good judgment. All in all, the
importance of having well-balanced insight cannot be overestimated in life.