From Geoff Harding, Sydney, Australia
Surely additional years at school or in higher education wouldn’t be the sole means of building the cognitive reserve now regarded as a means of postponing the onset of dementia. A number of trades requiring an apprenticeship and continual accumulation of technical skills and know-how, perhaps over an entire lifetime of employment, could be equally beneficial and often far more challenging and useful than some academic pursuits. The important factor is to use the brain, continue to learn and apply that knowledge for personal benefit, and perhaps to teach others. (15 March, p 14)
