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Trees, Fish, and Einstein
Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.
-Albert Einstein [1]
If you havent seen this quote, either you dont have internet access or you dont have friends that spend hours and hours aimlessly wandering the internet and posting semi-relevant links and quotes on your facebook wall. If you have seen this quote, you probably looked at it and thought Huh. Interesting.
Or you might have thought, This is the problem with American education. We need to get rid of standardized tests. That was my response the first time I saw it. I saw this cute cartoon, and I thought it was quite well drawn. Is that a question mark above the fishs head? A hook to help it climb?
But then I was watching Sir Ken Robinsons TED talk about schools and the dearth (death?) of creativity they create, and I remembered the quote. But not correctly. I remembered it like this:
If you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will think it is stupid. [2]
I forgot the Everybody is a genius part. Does that mean I dont think everyone is a genius? No.
Okay, yes.
I think everyone has individual talents. Some people are natural-born artists,
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If you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its life
Christianity, the Bible & Jesus
As a Christian do you think it is your duty to judge others?
by SandCastles10 years ago
From what I've read in the bible, we are to identify wrong behaviours and speak up but we are not to play judge because that makes us prideful and reluctant to take the beam out of our own eye. Many Christians insist that it is their duty to judge and they end up judging everyone about everything
Home Schooling & Life Experience Education
What is intelligence? What makes a person smart?
by kirstenblog12 years ago
I have often wondered about this. I personally have no education beyond that of High School. I do not hold any special qualifications and think of myself as being average in intelligence. I do read a lot and pay attention to as much as I can as a habit. If there is text I read it, even a cheesy ad
Religion and Philosophy
Who says that God did not give us the knowledge and ability to judge right from
by Apostle Jack13 years ago
Who says that God did not give us the knowledge and ability to judge right from wrong?JOHN 7VJudge Righteous Judgement. (between evil and good)in the spirits of this also apply to HOSEA 3V6 mY PEOPLE ARE DESTRO
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