In the modern world, more and more emphasis is being placed on the acquisition of practical skills rather than knowledge from text books or other sources. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this trend.

While there are some drawbacks associated with the attitude of the modern world that practical skills are more important than knowledge of books, I believe the main benefits are more substantial. On the one hand, a potential disadvantage of taking unimportant knowledge of books may be cause books and fundamental science be disregarded by people. Furthermore, people will be away from studying books and going to colleges and universities. Our world needs basic sciences like physic, chemistry, mathematic, and history too for more development. For instance, most people who work in NASA have obtained qualifications from well-known universities and have studied fundamental sciences like physic and mathematic. On the other hand, a primary advantage of more emphasis on gaining practical skills is that it makes us able to spend less time to find a proper job. employers usually recruit people who are good at least a type of skill. for example, nowadays if you be able to work with a computer, you will earn a good job. A further benefit is resolving issues in our living need practical skills and experience, whereas only knowledge fails to help us address problems easily. For instance, a computer engineer will be unable to solve problems related to a computer if he only relied on his knowledge books. On balance, it is true that making more importance to practical skills in our world would seem disadvantageous under certain circumstances. However, in my opinion, its positive effects in terms of finding a job fast and solving problems conveniently override the disadvantages.