According to Zheng Xiao's self-introduction, he is 28 years old and comes from Huadian, Jilin. His ideal is to be a teacher. After graduation in 2005, I worked as a substitute teacher in Guangdong with a monthly salary of 1000 yuan, and was dismissed in 2008. Later, he returned to his hometown, found students to be tutors during the day, and set up stalls at the school gate at night to sell barbecues. "Earn a few pocket money and barely make ends meet."
"It's too difficult to find a job now. I have no background, my family is difficult, and I didn't graduate from a famous university. Sending a resume is simply sinking into the sea. " Zheng Xiao said that in the past five years, he submitted his resume countless times and was rejected. These experiences obliterated his beautiful ambitions and dreams when he was young. He wants to start his own business, but economic conditions don't allow it. His parents were laid off and unemployed, and he spent all his savings at home when he went to college. All the money he earned from working is sent home to pay off his debts, but "there is no way to borrow money."
"It's no use getting a diploma. Many places don't even give you an interview. I have been studying in college for nothing in recent years. " Explaining the reason for burning the diploma, Zheng Xiao said that he didn't want to be a show or be pitied. He just wants to vent his depression and helplessness, and at the same time, he also wants to attract the attention of the society to unemployed college students.
After the video of "Burning Graduation Certificate" was posted on the Internet, it was immediately circulated on major websites, and the debate about posting followed. Renren.com also started discussions among netizens. In Jilin, Zheng Xiao's hometown, this incident has also attracted the attention and reflection of many college students, and has become a hot topic on campus.
"It seems crazy, but it is an alternative performance art, which reflects the bitterness and helplessness of some contemporary college students." Xiao Guan, a student of Changchun University, expressed his understanding of Zheng Xiao's behavior. He said: "It takes 16 years to study hard at a cold window and get a college diploma, so we should cherish it. But these days, masters and doctors are walking all over the street. What is an undergraduate? Except for famous universities, most diplomas from other universities are not weighty stepping stones. It is difficult to find a job after graduating from college. This kind of psychological pressure and poverty is usually unbearable for college students. "
Xiao Guo, a classmate of Jida University, said: "The diploma was originally a proof that the school's academic ability reached the standard. But the current situation is that on the one hand, it is difficult for college students to find jobs, on the other hand, employers complain that they can't recruit talents, describing the current universities as crash courses, the quality of higher education is declining, and the courses and subjects are out of touch with social needs. Ask yourself, some college students are impetuous during their studies; Some people spend a lot of time surfing the Internet, making friends and falling in love every day. After four years, besides a diploma, how many skills and skills are there? Only by striving to improve their own strength can college students occupy a place in the job market. Instead of burning their diplomas angrily, it is better to work harder now. "
"In fact, for our junior college students, the diploma doesn't make much sense. We are looking for a job by ability. " Xiao Lu, a student of Jilin Institute of Technology and Business, said that the graduation certificate is the recognition certificate obtained by 10 after years of hard study. Burning it is very irrational. Moreover, in today's fierce competitive environment, a college degree is no longer an employment amulet. You can't pin all your work hopes on this paper. The key to being recognized and accepted by the society is to improve one's own ability.
After burning the diploma, Zheng Xiao was praised by some netizens as "the best college student in the history of 20 10" and "with personality". In this regard, Zhao Hongyi, an associate professor at the College of Education of Northeast Normal University, pointed out that this special case is an overreaction caused by the long-term failure of young people's ideals and ambitions, and will naturally return to normal after a period of calm.
"A burning diploma illuminates many practical problems, but in the process of reflection, we can't put the responsibility entirely on universities and society." Zhao Hongyi believes that employment involves personal ability and social needs, and young people should look at the problem in combination with internal and external factors, learn from the incident, and spur their own development to meet future work needs.