@ Dog's--No. I am saying that people should learn to do work instead of relying on the gov't to step in.
Teaching more people how to fish is going to accomplish one thing...further deplete our already depleted fish stock.
| halogamer1989 said: It means that when you give something to a person one time only that will only last for a small while. When you teach something of great importance like an education or a job it helps them forever. This rings true in today's affairs because everyone wants a handout without learning how to make due themselves in the future. |
I'm joking. I've heard of it. And it is definitely a very true saying.
Here is another one. If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. If you teach him how to fish, you feed him for a lifetime. But if he can't afford a fishing pole, what good have you done him?
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Then you don't understand the saying. It is "teach someone to fish" teach is an active verb so you as a proponent of the saying must be willing to do something (teach volontarily or provide support to those who do) or else the saying would be "set up an expensive education system where someone can learn to fish for himself and have large student loans."
akuma587 said:
I'm joking. I've heard of it. And it is definitely a very true saying. Here is another one. If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. If you teach him how to fish, you feed him for a lifetime. But if he can't afford a fishing pole, what good have you done him?
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You've given him a start. Hell all you need is a stick, line, and hook! ;)
| halogamer1989 said: "Give a man a fish; feed him for today. Teach a man to fish; feed him for a lifetime." This is my logic for the current US predicament and I would like to know who among us at VGC agrees... |
I agree, but you actually have to put some effort into teaching him.
The Republican/Mccain camp (many Democrats as well) hasn't been to good for education, considering the whipping we've been getting from the rest of the world.
| halogamer1989 said: @ Dog's--No. I am saying that people should learn to do work instead of relying on the gov't to step in. |
No, your quote says that you put some effort into teaching him how to fish. In relation to the subject, that would mean free education or job training. The other free alternative being giving him a fish, representing a welfare program.
ManusJustus said:
I agree, but you actually have to put some effort into teaching him. The Republican/Mccain camp hasn't been to good for education, considering the whipping we've been getting from the rest of the world.
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Yes, the Democrats and the Republicans have damaged our education system. There are ways to remedy this, but the two parties seem unwilling to take the necessary steps.
Jackson50 said:
Yes, the Democrats and the Republicans have damaged our education system. There are ways to remedy this, but the two parties seem unwilling to take the necessary steps. |
Got me before the edit :)
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