Don't... "even if you're poor, send your children abroad"

I suddenly remembered an old acquaintance who said: “Even if you are poor, send your children abroad.” He meant sending them to work abroad.

Even so, it is still going abroad. His consciousness is very progressive, because going abroad can open the mind, learn how to manage and organize production from foreigners so that he can return home to apply it in production and business. Not to mention pocketing hundreds of millions, even billions after finishing his contract working abroad. So even if it is difficult, he still tries to mobilize a deposit to go abroad to work. But that is going abroad with a clear purpose, for those with the will, and should be encouraged.

As for the vague and somewhat emotional way of going abroad, seeing that other people can go, then your children should also go, then you need to recalculate.

Every year, March and April are the months when student recruitment consulting becomes very exciting. This is the time for 12th graders to choose schools and careers. There are many study abroad consulting companies associated with schools that solicit students and parents on many forums and platforms, causing many parents to be interested and even distracted.

Through the stories I have heard and the people I have witnessed, the conclusion is that studying in countries with developed education is good, but choosing a good learning environment is not the right direction. It is not true that studying abroad will make you respected when you return home and your future will be more secure.

Let me tell you a story about an old neighbor of mine, whose family called him Bom. That name is both adorable, but also partly means that his intelligence is somewhat limited. When he was in high school, he once confided that when he grew up, he only wanted to work in transportation. I think he was right, because with his ability, it would be difficult for him to get into a good university, and transportation is a profession that society always needs, and it is even one of the needs of his own family. But in the end, he became an international student at a university in Northern Europe, to the surprise of many people. From a certain perspective, this is a very commendable intellectual journey of a child on the threshold of life. But then I learned that studying abroad was the will of his family. The family agreed to spend a large sum of money for their child to broaden his mind abroad, and the parents were known as classy and up-to-date, equal to some people in the family's group of friends. But after several years of “traveling abroad”, he returned to the country and still had to drive to deliver flowers to agents every day, following his family’s traditional profession. He failed in all his applications to the places he applied, despite having a prestigious university degree. If he had accepted a domestic university, perhaps he would have had a closer job opportunity, because the profession and training skills were suitable and close to domestic job needs.

Another story, from my colleague. His daughter wanted to study abroad, forcing him to borrow money from many people, including me, to have money in his account to prove his financial status to the unit that receives international students. After much struggle, his daughter was finally allowed to go abroad, and after spending a considerable amount of money, she returned home. At first, she worked at a bank, then continuously changed jobs to many other companies, and now she is a seller on social networks. Her peers, although only studying in the country, many are successful, have positions, and are financially stable. He was sad for his daughter, but also often criticized his previous decision. He had to suffer the consequences of chasing after his daughter, following the trend.

Recently, many international students after returning home have had to struggle to find jobs because their majors do not match the needs of the country. Or they are overwhelmed by the study and work environment abroad, so they do not accept the operating mechanism of the place they are a member of, and eventually quit their jobs.

Spending a large amount of money to buy a luxurious language is a huge waste for many families. The reason why many students choose to study abroad is due to misguided advice, or perhaps because of excessively following trends. Studying abroad is currently considered by many developed countries as a way to increase income from other countries, so many necessary conditions have been ignored. In the flow of "studying abroad", there are even families who, although not guaranteed conditions, still dream of their children studying abroad on their own with different calculations and hopes. Looking at and listening to stories about studying abroad, I have a little connection to the humorous saying of an old acquaintance: "Even if you are poor, you still send your children abroad".

Yes, the poor send their children abroad so that they can return home and escape poverty. But the poor who study abroad and then return home and become even poorer are not welcomed. That is a waste. Waste comes from perception.

Happiness

Source: https://baothanhhoa.vn/dung-co-ngheo-cung-cho-con-di-nuoc-ngoai-243929.htm