Irish times/Institute of public health show new levels of stupidity

[Dellboy]

Irish times/Institute of public health show new levels of stupidity

obviously education didn't play a factor with the following poll:

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2008/1104/breaking20.htm

what i'm wondering here is why nobody raised the glaringly obvious question: "isn't poor health (and poor education) just a result of poverty???"

 

[i_didnt_do_nawtin]

Isn't education free in Ireland?

 

[Dellboy]

Isn't education free in Ireland?

true, but you can hardly attribute poor health to poor education... they just fall under the umbrella of 'social problems'...

 

[Professor Piehead]

obviously education didn't play a factor with the following poll:

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2008/1104/breaking20.htm

what i'm wondering here is why nobody raised the glaringly obvious question: "isn't poor health (and poor education) just a result of poverty???"

It's a result of laziness, the poverty excuse is pure bullshit.

 

[tim the trip]

i would have to agree.

 

[Dellboy]

It's a result of laziness, the poverty excuse is pure bullshit.

maybe I chose my words badly there... I didn't quite mean 'poverty'...

I was talking about the ridiculousness of directly attributing poor health to lack of education, when there's so many socio-economic factors at play here...

 

[Claire.h]

Isn't education free in Ireland?

Not really. Not a good education at any rate.
Think of uniforms, books, calculators, co-curricular activities etc.

Anyway, correlation doesn't imply causation. Those guys should get lines.

 

[Professor Piehead]

maybe I chose my words badly there... I didn't quite mean 'poverty'...

I was talking about the ridiculousness of directly attributing poor health to lack of education, when there's so many socio-economic factors at play here...

I don't see how.

For most, it's less effort to go down the chipper, than it is to go shopping, get the ingredients and cook a decent meal. For less money.

 

[i_didnt_do_nawtin]

Not really. Not a good education at any rate.
Think of uniforms, books, calculators, co-curricular activities etc.

Anyway, correlation doesn't imply causation. Those guys should get lines.

Wasn't there a scheme where people can donate their used books for the poor kids in Knocknaheeney? Books and socks

 

[Claire.h]

Even if there was, I couldn't even begin to tell you how inadequate that would be.