I just don’t know why we should be pumping tax dollars into supporting that. If you’re able to spend $40,000 a year sending kids to school for a mediocre education, you can scrap up the extra $4000 that is pumped in by government (in the case of St Ignatius, anyway). I certainly don’t know why you get to have your story in the paper complaining about the cost of education. What’s next – Lamborghini drivers complaining about the cost of premium unleaded petrol?

I guess St Ignatius is no Eaton, but the point is that who you mingle/grow up with (ie making connections) can provide you with invaluable links after school, especially for your first job.

My rant on education in general is that there is a view that a good school is the best thing for your children. I see this often translated into parents can pay someone else to teach them, not just the 3Rs, but manners, good behavior, etc.

Teaching your kids about life is a parents responsibility, going to work for long hours to earn money to put them in an expensive school, rarely see/interact with your kids, that is not IMHO what parenting is about.

That said, my diabetes has been diagnosed at a very early stage – long before any damage has been done. While it is serious (left unmanaged, the high sugar levels would eventually break my liver and kidneys, as well as causing nerve damage to my hands, feet, and eyes), it is proving to be quite manageable. With some simple lifestyle changes – tracked and reinforced through metrics! – it will almost certainly have no significant impact on my quality of life for several decades. Seriously, the biggest (but still very small) risk I face from it is the possibility of picking up an infection from pricking my fingers on a regular basis.