Ah. Russ, my son, such naivete!
Where's your business plan, your revenue stream, your earning potential?
Didn't you know we need a return on investment - next year!
Never mind the long-term. As the man said, "in the long-term we're all
dead." I need a return on investment that will ensure I'm re-elected as
(whatever it is I do that is supposed to be for everyone's benefit but is
really just for mine).
But seriously, folks, education is long-term.
In the developed world, it takes up ten to twenty years, or more, of our
lives. We have to become aware as citizens, as parents, as business
people, as politicians that education (and research) is the one form of
investment that underpins everything else.
Best wishes
Yours aye
Paul Gunnion (a hopeful cynic)
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Paul Gunnion
Open Learning Senior Editor
University of Strathclyde Graduate School of Business
199 Cathedral Street
Glasgow G4 0QU
Tel: +44 (0)141 553 6128
Fax: +44 (0)141 553 6193
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