HOW MUCH ARE PARENTS WILLING TO INVEST IN EDUCATION

A typical township parent will throw a party for a four year old child but have they thought about their childs future and a prediction of how much it will cost, they willing to spend thousands of rands for a birth day partythat their child wont even remember at the age  of 19 when they off to study further at university/college but can't  because of no funds and therefore blame the government. parents can afford the lattest labels and gadgets for their kids but how many of their kids go to private schools or that pay their own tuition without any financial assistant from government. what message does it send to their kids and what does this say about society. how many of our well known celebrities who have children talk about how important education is?

The willingness of a household to invest in education is affected by a number of factors which

vary considerably between Member States and even vary down to the level of individuals http://ec.europa.eu/education/pdf/doc274_en.pdfhttp://ec.europa.eu/education/pdf/doc274_en.pdf

Parents are urged to start saving now for their children's tertiary education in order to give them the best chance of overcoming the cycle of unemployment and poverty afflicting the country

which one is more important?