After hours ?
Knitting socks ? Crocheting bibs? Sacrificing yourself for your loved ones or not so loved ones. Enough of masochistic nonsense and now forwards, or, should I say, to the mouse! Life long learning is the magic word to make senior citizens into sharp grannies and grandpas, if they are not already in this category. Science has revealed that grey-haired knowledge potential is remarkable – it just has to be stimulated and downloaded. But seriously speaking: neuro scientists have been of the opinion for quite some time that only a minor part of our mental performance capabilities are genetically programmed, and that no general degradation occurs in old age. The capability of being able to think in old age can influence our well-being positively. Gerontologists also share the opinion that pathological ageing processes cannot be stopped but that they can be drawn out.
Life-long learning (both required and facilitated) can be an alternative. A test-run throughout Europe will support this subject. Economically speaking, this means that human capital should be kept as long as possible in order to make bequeathed knowledge available to coming generations.
Never before have senior citizens been courted in the same way as today. State, communal and private supporting organisations outbid each other with educational offers specially for the elderly (-politically correct: seniors). Moreover, there is a network of European projects in which there are dozens of forums which chant the mantra of digital technique: “being on the inside is cool”. Being online means more than “knowing it”, it also means being able to keep up with people, means not being defenceless when confronted with communication technique and last but not least, the computer offers the possibility of socialising in a virtual way when reality in this connection leaves a lot to be desired.
Life-long learning can be delightful in spite of any problems the process of ageing might have. Social scientists and demographers are striking the alarm because the biological age limit has adjusted itself upwards. The legislator reacts hectically. Seniors capable of working should be led back into the working process. Being pensioned at 67 is a mere compromise. It is planned to release the elderly from work at the age of 70. The question poses itself if only the multimorbids will be able to have their rest ahead of time.
Finally, a more recent piece of information from the European Union: a work paper with the well-sounding name “Strategy, Growth and Occupation” points out that by the year 2017 we can reckon with more elderly employees being available for the work market.
We seniors, called “ a demographic time bomb” by badly bred politicians, are making ourselves fit for the future work market e.g. by participating in numerous workshops or on the Union’s subsidised “ life-long learning”.
HOLI (Luxembourg)
Knitting socks ? Crocheting bibs? Sacrificing yourself for your loved ones or not so loved ones. Enough of masochistic nonsense and now forwards, or, should I say, to the mouse! Life long learning is the magic word to make senior citizens into sharp grannies and grandpas, if they are not already in this category. Science has revealed that grey-haired knowledge potential is remarkable – it just has to be stimulated and downloaded. But seriously speaking: neuro scientists have been of the opinion for quite some time that only a minor part of our mental performance capabilities are genetically programmed, and that no general degradation occurs in old age. The capability of being able to think in old age can influence our well-being positively. Gerontologists also share the opinion that pathological ageing processes cannot be stopped but that they can be drawn out.
Life-long learning (both required and facilitated) can be an alternative. A test-run throughout Europe will support this subject. Economically speaking, this means that human capital should be kept as long as possible in order to make bequeathed knowledge available to coming generations.
Never before have senior citizens been courted in the same way as today. State, communal and private supporting organisations outbid each other with educational offers specially for the elderly (-politically correct: seniors). Moreover, there is a network of European projects in which there are dozens of forums which chant the mantra of digital technique: “being on the inside is cool”. Being online means more than “knowing it”, it also means being able to keep up with people, means not being defenceless when confronted with communication technique and last but not least, the computer offers the possibility of socialising in a virtual way when reality in this connection leaves a lot to be desired.
Life-long learning can be delightful in spite of any problems the process of ageing might have. Social scientists and demographers are striking the alarm because the biological age limit has adjusted itself upwards. The legislator reacts hectically. Seniors capable of working should be led back into the working process. Being pensioned at 67 is a mere compromise. It is planned to release the elderly from work at the age of 70. The question poses itself if only the multimorbids will be able to have their rest ahead of time.
Finally, a more recent piece of information from the European Union: a work paper with the well-sounding name “Strategy, Growth and Occupation” points out that by the year 2017 we can reckon with more elderly employees being available for the work market.
We seniors, called “ a demographic time bomb” by badly bred politicians, are making ourselves fit for the future work market e.g. by participating in numerous workshops or on the Union’s subsidised “ life-long learning”.
HOLI (Luxembourg)
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