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Education is a lifetime compass

Education is not a luxury but a necessity. It is a lifetime compass, intended to provide direction to people as they navigate both opportunities and challenges that present themselves in the course of life.

No quality education is cheap. It costs both government and parents who choose to sponsor their own children a fortune. The costs of educating and training people, specifically to win a prosperous and sustainable future, are justifiable.

If the quality is right, education acquired should be a sufficient weapon exploited to alter livelihoods for the better and never for worse. Any form of education and training pursued in vacuum, without any connection to the practical realities of life and people’s experiences, beyond the classroom, is a scam and therefore not worth the taxpayers’ money. It constitutes a bad investment, a waste of resources, which could have been ploughed elsewhere for good returns. A well-designed and appropriate education and training system should manage to keep at bay crises that continue to dog our society particularly the young generation.

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Editor's Comment
DIS must correct costly stalemate

More than P8.1 million has already been spent, yet there appears to be no lasting solution in sight. This is not simply a dispute between the DIS and a group of officers. It is a matter of public accountability. Every pula spent by government comes from taxpayers who expect public funds to be used wisely and responsibly, especially during economic hardships faced by many.The officers exercised their constitutional right to seek justice through...

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