Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Hi there,
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest

Why dont schools teach people how pensions work?

  • 10-01-2020 3:23pm
    #1
    veryangryman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,659 ✭✭✭


    It seems a non-brainer to inform people so that they get into the habit of them when they grow up and start earning


Comments

  • #2
    endacl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,412 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    They do. At least they did when I did business organisation way back before the earth cooled.

    As an aside, pensions aren’t hard to figure out. Anybody with access to the google machine has access to ‘how do pensions work?’


  • #3
    freshpopcorn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,218 ✭✭✭✭freshpopcorn


    I also briefly mentioned them been mentioned in business studies.
    I'm not sure would you take much notice of it in school tough if there was a few classes on it.
    Originally I thought it would be a great idea to have more life lesson in school but I now think at what pint do you stop these.


  • #4
    Mr Q
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,079 ✭✭✭Mr Q


    Some younger staff working with us cant even read a payslip properly when they start. Hard to believe but not that uncommon.

    So I assume they don't learn this in school either.


  • #5
    endacl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,412 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    freshpopcorn wrote: »
    Originally I thought it would be a great idea to have more life lesson in school but I now think at what pint do you stop these.

    At the point at which parents take responsibility for the ‘cop on’ and get your sh1t together’ aspect of learning.


  • #6
    EmmetSpiceland
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,430 ✭✭✭✭EmmetSpiceland


    They probably cut it from the “curriculum” due to the large volume of students falling asleep.

    Pensions are incredibly boring. A good way to “avoid” tax but other than that, very boring.

    “It is not blood that makes you Irish but a willingness to be part of the Irish nation” - Thomas Davis



  • Advertisement
  • #7
    Aisling(",)
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,462 ✭✭✭Aisling(",)


    The do them in maths now aswell as taxes.


  • #8
    banie01
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,294 ✭✭✭✭banie01


    endacl wrote: »
    They do. At least they did when I did business organisation way back before the earth cooled.

    As an aside, pensions aren’t hard to figure out. Anybody with access to the google machine has access to ‘how do pensions work?’

    Yep, I did business studies and biz org in the mid 90's and learned the basics of pensions.
    Along with Taxation in both subjects as well as in Maths.


  • #9
    freshpopcorn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,218 ✭✭✭✭freshpopcorn


    Mr Q wrote: »
    Some younger staff that sometimes start working with us cant even read a payslip properly. Hard to believe but not that uncommon.

    So I assume they don't learn this in school either.

    I know people like this.
    They can't cook something or read a payslip but it involves setting up a piece of technology or applying make-up or something they can be well able to find out.


Advertisement