tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9565399.post31776759833001915..comments2024-03-21T09:30:11.468+00:00Comments on Man in a Shed: The cost-benefit analysis on educationMan in a Shedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00990902055642035293noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9565399.post-23143101502498163702010-10-18T17:37:42.836+01:002010-10-18T17:37:42.836+01:00@Edward - thanks, that's a good point and one ...@Edward - thanks, that's a good point and one I tried to raise with the salesman at the time !Man in a Shedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00990902055642035293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9565399.post-1515585459106405502010-10-18T12:32:44.877+01:002010-10-18T12:32:44.877+01:00I just had the chap round to service our central h...I just had the chap round to service our central heating boiler. He is the same chap who installed it twenty years or more ago.<br /><br />Mindful of the cost of gas, I asked what sort of new, efficient boiler he would recommend.<br /><br />"I wouldn't bother" he said "whilst this one keeps going. The new ones will save you money on gas but they will need replacing in five years. You will end up paying more".<br /><br />Then, I read the same advice in one of the "home and garden" week end colour supplements. So I think I'll take the advice.Edward Spaltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04168350315689612490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9565399.post-66290549983904003072010-10-18T08:44:00.427+01:002010-10-18T08:44:00.427+01:00@Anon - Of course you have a point. But most of th...@Anon - Of course you have a point. But most of the benefit to wider society is achieved by the time people get to 18.<br /><br />After that there is also likely to be a very wide divergence in any benefit to society by what subject is studied.<br /><br />Ie roughly - Arts degree wast public money, maybe some science, medicine and technology ones don't - but even that's not guaranteed.<br /><br />Why do people go to University at 18 rather than say 25 ?<br /><br />We live in a country that is going to have to put the retirement age back for the old and exhausted, but insists that the young fit and eager continue to be lectured until they are at least 21 !Man in a Shedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00990902055642035293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9565399.post-3127314236287621272010-10-18T05:14:39.813+01:002010-10-18T05:14:39.813+01:00This seems to refer to the benefit to individuals....This seems to refer to the benefit to individuals. <br />But is having mass education ( of almost any sort) not to the benefit of the country.<br />As for the individual there is a pleasure beyond money in doing what you like doing and have learned to do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com