by Jacko Ma

Created on: March 09, 2009

My answer is "Yes, of course and absolutely more" without any doubt. You may have a question whether the knowledge someone learns from the Internet can be recognized or whether the knowledge from the Internet is absolutely right?

Before I start my discourse on my views, I'd like to show you a number. There are more than ONE BILLION people browsing the Internet. What does it mean? It means one of six people will surf the net. Furthermore, Internet is a big platform, you can offer what you know in the same time you can also absorb what you want to know from others; it's a process for exchange. So more people surf the net, more knowledge will be shown on this great platform.

Now let me answer your query.

First, let's pay attention to the topic we are now discussing. There is an important word "much" in it. There is no doubt that much more knowledge can be acquired from the Internet, including what you can learn from a school; what you can learn from the real society; even some information that only can be known from some experts. All of these things can be put into your brain without going to the college, if only you browser in the net; click your mouse when finding whatever interests you or anything you wonder.

The quality of knowledge is more important than the quantity. So second, when you challenge whether what you obtain on the net is right or not, why not use our brain to analyze the question or search something more to testify it? Only through this way, can you learn something not for contemporary but for a life time. So I want to say, what matters is not what you want to learn but how you learn it. Do you want every question resolved of itself without any endeavor? We are always making progress in our mistakes.

Third, our parents may tell us that going to college for education is a shortcut and maybe it is the most efficient way for us. That's not wrong. It's a high efficient way but not a best way. From my point of view the best way to study is learn by you not just a book or teachers. Thus learn from the Internet gets the point; it not only offers you what you want to learn but also offers you a way for studying by yourself. Although college also has this function, it pays more attention to choosing what students should learn and arranging proper classes for you. Imagine such circumstances. You are a student whose major is engineering, but your interest is business. Then how can you get more knowledge about the business? At that time, Internet is a ideal choice.

Last but not least, as a Chinese proverb goes, travelling far knows much, if we want to learn more we must have more communication with peers and friends. And in this way, learn from the Internet has an overwhelming advantage. On the net, you will find many people who have the same opinions or purposes. By this way you can learn much and maybe it will motivate your interest and open your mind. While in college, most of us go from classroom to dormitory, and then go from dormitory from classroom. We often chat with our roommates in most cases. Without net, our communication become less and less.

Learn from a college is necessary, but the knowledge from the Internet is infinite and you can rise your study ability at the same time. There is a notion in my mind "To teach fishing is better than to give a fish."

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