Can older people help young people?
Watch this postCurrently youth unemployment and the growing isolation and loneliness of older people are considered core problems in both local communities and society as a whole. In your opinion what do you consider to be the most important, and why? Given the choice, which group would you prefer to support, and why?'Would you be willing to use your skills and knowledge to support the younger generation?How do you think they could be supported? Lots of questions I know, but older people have so many skills that can often be overlooked once retirement age is reached. We all know it's just a new phase of life beginning which can be a very exciting one, but can also be a bit sad and lonely for many. If the many skills, talents and sense of fun could be used to help young people to get a foot on the employment ladder (and also help prevent isolation), do you think this is a good idea? Or what about something like a call centre or employment agency staffed only by people over a certain age? I would appreciate everyone's thoughts on this.
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Did anyone watch the so-called celebrities looking at suitable countries to retire to? There is an area in Japan that has a specific employment office for the retired, brilliant idea. I would only like to do a little but to me working in a school would be ideal. In fact I may just drop a line to the local one now!!