Give a Man a Fish…
Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. This proverb can be stated in a few different ways. The phrase can be traced back to 1885 when Anne Isabella Thackeray Ritchie wrote, “… if you give a man a fish he is hungry again in an hour. If you teach him to catch a fish you do him a good turn.” No matter how it is written, the meaning remains the same. If you give someone something, they won’t learn how to be self-sufficient. However, if you teach them how to do something, they won’t have to rely on you.
For me, this phrase is quite useful in teaching. I think a good teacher knows the difference between teaching and telling. A good teacher strives to make students self-sufficient learners.
Today’s post was inspired by a video of my father catching a big bass from his pond. Great catch!
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