Is investment in educational systems increasing an investent in idle resources?
I am not sure that any investment in education is an investment in idle resources. It would have to be seen as a long term dedication. In the end, I cannot help but feel that a nation’s competitiveness is dependent on its educational system. I don’t think I am saying this as a teacher (bias completely granted), but as a global citizen. The new globalist paradigm makes competition worldwide. No longer are nations able to say, “That’s a poor nation, so that’s not our worry.” With the advent and proliferation of technology, the world has become “flat,” and with it competition for scant resources and positions take on an entirely new meaning. Education becomes critical in this because it will help further differentiate a nation’s competitiveness. Investment in it reaps long term benefits so that future generations can continue on the work of the specific nation. I am not sure any investment could be considered idle, but an investment in education will reap benefits. Depending on the tye of
