▶ Your Answer :
Some people might say that generalists are
more competent in today’s society. However, considering the history of
industrial revolution and other changes, specialists were the foremost leader
in every sector, every society. Moreover, due to the development of IT, getting
variety of information is much easier than any other period.
First of all, there is a specialization and
division of task in all parts of the world. That is, people should master at
least one or two field if they do not want to be fell behind. The importance of
having in-depth knowledge can be applied to athletes as well. C. Ronaldo is a
direct example. Ronaldo is famous for
polishing on knowledge and skill required for forward position. In Real Madrid
in which Ronaldo is, there is always division of position. All players do their
own specialized tasks. Suppose that
Ronaldo should learn defensive, goalkeeping knowledge equal to his attacking
knowledge. Can he score more goals by learning the requirement for goalkeeper?
Absolutely not. Like soccer, it is better for people to perfect specific
knowledge and skill in their own areas.
On top of that, there will be more stress
if people should prepare for wide range of abilities. Plus, it would be
inefficient. Owing to the advancement of IT, finding general information and
knowledge is even affordable. People do not have to be obsessed with searching
knowledge nowadays. For example, there was a poll conducted by the institute of
career development in Korea with 2000 university students as respondents. The
purpose of the survey was to understand the tendency about how people get
variety of abilities in school. The majority of respondents ranked using
internet or asking other people for advice over struggling to be the
generalist. The reasons were mainly concerned with efficiency and the fact that
they do not have enough time for mastering their own major.
In conclusion, as specialization is
prevalent in contemporary society, people have no choice but to brush up their
own specific capacity or talent. Furthermore, they do not have to develop
general ability because of rife source which is available whenever they need.
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