education and poverty

[Senectus .]

On 3/27/06, Michael Shigorin <mike at osdn.org.ua> wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 19, 2006 at 03:55:11AM +0000, Pete Ryland wrote:
> > > > wasting time surfing the internet.
> > > Agreed.
> > No.  Education is *key*.  In whatever form this comes, this
> > will always be true.  Without education, and the knowledge and
> > belief that there is a better future, there will always be
> > poverty.
>
> Oh please don't tell me one needs higher education to plant
> potatoes.  I have, but it doesn't really help, you know.

That's the problem with short term views.
Education isn't about telling people to grow potatoes, it's about
making a future for the generations ahead.

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