Comments on: Who can afford Education these days? (part 1)

By: edmund lao

edmund lao — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 06:10:14 +0000

education nowadays is no longer a need… it is more of luxury… and instead turned into a business rather than an institution.

By: Liz

Liz — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:34:31 +0000

Very nice blog!

By: malu t. ortiz

malu t. ortiz — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:28:07 +0000

Amen! I agree.

By: Randell Tiongson

Randell Tiongson — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:21:59 +0000

@ David, I agree with you 101%!

By: David Bonifacio

David Bonifacio — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:25:42 +0000

To complete what I said earlier, any institution or experience that FAILS to instruct and impart the right character in our children to make the right decisions WON’T be worth it no matter how expensive or highly rated it is.

Focus on whether the principles and character are delivered, then find a way to meet the price tag. Many times we’ll find it’s not always the most expensive thing that delivers.

By: David Bonifacio

David Bonifacio — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 02:47:24 +0000

I was just asked to speak at a school’s graduation and have been thinking about the state of education. And when I think about it, more than the academics, it’s the values, disciplines, principles, and maturation process that have contributed the most positive inputs – most of which I did not pick up in school but were educational nonetheless. Sometimes we focus too much on subjects when the goal of education is to equip us with knowledge and wisdom to make the right decisions.

Bottom line: any instituion or experience that instructs and imparts the right character in our children to make the right decisions will be worth it. Because you can never go wrong with priceless things – and wisdom is priceless.

By: Arven

Arven — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:45:04 +0000

Wow! P195k, that’s much more than I paid for 4 yrs. of college plus summer classes.Ü

I agree with you. When I started working I discovered that it’s not really about what school I came from; although initially upon hiring it is perceived to be an advantage. I see many people who came from less famous schools but demonstrated great success in their fields. In fact, many did not even finish college!